A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland (Yale Edition of the Works of Samuel Johnson): A Journey to the Western Island of Scotland (The Yale Edition of the Works of Samuel Johnson) - Hardcover

Samuel Johnson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300012519 ISBN 13: 9780300012514

Publisher: Yale University Press, 1977

Synopsis

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Johnson's 'Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland' is not only a narrative of personal experience, rare in the canon of his writings, but also a deeply reflective survey of the Highlands and Isles--their social and economic structure, their traditions and customs. Beyond this, Johnson undertakes a subtle, penetrating analysis of a people in the throes of change, and examines the predicament they face as a result.

About the Author:

Samuel Johnson was born in 1709 and died in 1784--a long life, though one marred by depression and fear of death. Samuel Johnson's literary reputation rests on such a varied output that he defies easy description: poet, critic, lexicographer, travel writer, essayist, editor, and, with his good friend and fellow traveller James Boswell, a biographer. l

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0300012519
• ISBN 13: 9780300012514
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 323
• Editor: Mary Lascelles