London Journal

James Boswell's London Journal is a published version of the journal he kept between the years 1762 and 1763 while in London. It was found in the 1920s and first published in 1950. The Journal is a strikingly honest account of his life as a young Scottish man of 22, visiting London for his second time.

Related Topics:
James Boswell - 1762 - 1763 - 1920s - 1950 - Scottish - London

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Known for its innocence and its honesty, the Journal is a touching account of a young man searching for a path in life amidst the literary world of London at the height of the eighteenth century. As such, the Journal is a beautiful snapshot both of the mind of the young future biographer, and of London's literary, artistic, politcal, and social climate at the time. The book has for characters such authors as David Hume, Samuel Johnson, and Charles Churchill, and for common conversation, Alexander Pope, Joseph Addison, and the recently declared peace from the Seven Years' War.

Related Topics:
Eighteenth century - David Hume - Samuel Johnson - Charles Churchill - Alexander Pope - Joseph Addison - Seven Years' War

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The Journal is one of the many private papers discovered in the 1920s at Malahide Castle north of Dublin (see James Boswell). Although many more published accounts of Boswell's studious journal exist, the London Journal seems to be the most popular.

Related Topics:
Malahide Castle - Dublin - James Boswell

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