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Did you know?

The ill-fated mountaineer George Mallory's only book was "Boswell the Biographer"?

Biographies

James Boswell mentioned thousands of people in his extensive journals and other writings. Read about an ever increasing number of those people, and about their relationship with Boswell, in our biographies section.

Literature

In our literature section you can read about the numerous books published by Boswell in his own lifetime, and about more than 40 other books about or related to Boswell published since his death in 1795.

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Boswell in the News

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James Boswell: The man who re-invented biography
BBC Scotland
May 16, 2013
 
Having Boswell for breakfast
The Telegraph
May 16, 2013
 
Agenda: Why James Boswell still matters
heraldscotland
May 14, 2013
 
Preview: The Boswell Book Festival
Caledonian Mercury
May 08, 2013
 
Bozzy and the birth of biography are celebrated on day he met Dr Johnson
The Times
May 07, 2013
 
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