Starting in 1778 and full of momentary detail and flashes of self-knowledge, Boswell's journal is an insight into the mind of the mature diarist.
The life of Johnson established Boswell as one of the truly great biographers. This gloriously readable private papers show he was even greater as a autobiographer. -- Alan Bold The life of Johnson established Boswell as one of the truly great biographers. This gloriously readable private papers show he was even greater as a autobiographer.
Frederick A. Pottle was Sterling Professor of English Emeritus at Yale University, and editor, bibliographer and biographer of James Boswell.