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James Boswell
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Scottish lawyer, diarist and author (1740–1795)

Also known as: James Boswell I, James, I Boswell, Джеймс Босуэлл, جيمس بوزويل, 제임스 보스웰, ジェイムズ・ボズウェル

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Known works

  • The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare
  • Boswell's London journal, 1762-1763 (2004)
  • Life of Samuel Johnson
  • Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour of the ...
  • An account of Corsica, the journal of a tour to that island; and memoirs of Pascal Paoli (2005)