Boswell, James, of Auchinleck, author, 1740–1795
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Commonplace book of Alexander Fraser Tytler., ?1778-1802.
Item
Identifier: Acc.11737/5
Scope and Contents
Includes observations and anecdotes on contemporary Enlightenment figures including Dugald Stewart, James Boswell, Tobias Smollett and Lord Kames, and an inventory of Fraser Tytler’s publications up to 1793. Also included are copies of letters sent by David Dalrymple (Lord Hailes), and a number of verses by William Shenstone, Allan Ramsay, James Beattie and William Shakespeare translated into Latin by Fraser Tytler.
Dates:
?1778-1802.
"The Rambler" (6th edition, 1763), each volume inscribed by Jenny Graham and volume I also containing James Boswell`s presentation note to her dated 1767.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.7779
Dates:
1763-1767.
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