A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides by James Boswell, Samuel Johnson

A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides

James Boswell, Samuel Johnson

416 pages first pub 1775 (editions)

nonfiction history travel reflective slow-paced
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Two of the eighteenth century's preeminent writers spent the autumn of 1773 touring Scotland together. Being literary gentlemen, they took extensive notes. Five years away from producing his famous dictionary, Samuel Johnson hoped to encounter rom...

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3.08
based on 79 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 60%

informative: 60%

reflective: 40%

challenging: 20%

funny: 20%

lighthearted: 20%


Pace

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75% of readers chose slow
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