Meet a Rare Book - Johnson and Boswell in the Hebrides

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In this episode, we return to the friendship between Samuel Johnson and James Boswell by focusing on a trip the pair made to Scotland. Georgia explains how both authors wrote about their trip in quite different ways. Johnson’s book has a rational, almost anthropological take on their journey. While Boswell’s writing about Johnson fascinated and repelled readers in the eighteenth century because he blurred the distinction between public and private life. Learn more about these rare books: https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/en/heritage-and-research/meet-a-rare-book/ep10-johnson-boswell-hebrides.html Enjoy other Meet a Rare Book episodes from the series playlist: https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/en/heritage-and-research/meet-a-rare-book.html Sound Archive: Originally recorded on 3 October 2019 for the Meet a Rare Book Collection SA_0078_22 Image: James Boswell. A journal of a tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, 1807. b1971322_06 Music: www.purple-planet.com; www.chosic.com Production Credits: Edited and presented for podcast by Mark Gosper, 2021. Staff talks presented by Georgia Prince recorded by Sue Berman [2019-2021]. Executive producer - Sue Berman Research and copywriting - Renée Orr, Zoë Colling, Georgia Prince and Jane Wild. Thanks to the Digital Assets, Web Design and Content and Development Teams. Supported by Auckland Council Libraries.

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