Catalogue of the Papers of James Boswell at Yale University: 3 Volumes (The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell) - Hardcover
With over 10,000 items, the Yale collection of James Boswell's papers is significant in the literary world. This three volume catalogue gives a detailed description of all the papers held in the collection, with summaries and quotations from the most important. Indexed thematically and by name, the catalogue offers new information not only on Boswell, but also on a number of 18th century individuals (from Voltaire to King George III) and the society in which they lived.
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Frederick A. Pottle is Sterling Professor of English Emeritus at the Yale University
This three-volume work provides a detailed description of the complete papers of James Boswell, the eighteenth-century diarist and biographer of Samuel Johnson. the collection, held at Yale University, contains over 10,000 items and is considered one of the most significant in the literary world.
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Frederick A. Pottle is Sterling Professor of English Emeritus at the Yale University
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- PublisherEdinburgh University Press
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0748603999
- ISBN 13 9780748603992
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages1256
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