Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides

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Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides is James Boswell’s lively travel narrative recounting his 1773 journey through the Scottish Highlands and islands with Samuel Johnson, offering vivid portraits of Johnson and 18th-century Scottish life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish travel narrative
diary
non-fiction book
travel book
author James Boswell NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Great Britain NERFINISHED
describesEvent Samuel Johnson and James Boswell’s 1773 tour of Scotland
documents Highland and island customs
Scottish clan society
social conditions in 18th-century Scotland
firstEditionPublisher Charles Dilly NERFINISHED
genre biographical literature
diary literature
travel literature
hasCharacter James Boswell NERFINISHED
Samuel Johnson NERFINISHED
hasForm journal
hasInfluenceOn later travel writing about Scotland
hasTheme English–Scottish relations
cultural observation
friendship
intellectual conversation
travel and exploration
influenced biographical writing about Samuel Johnson
isPartOf Boswell’s writings on Samuel Johnson
literaryPeriod 18th century
literaryStyle anecdotal narrative
lively prose
mainSubject 18th-century Scotland
Hebrides NERFINISHED
Samuel Johnson NERFINISHED
Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor detailed depiction of 18th-century Scottish life
insight into Boswell and Johnson’s friendship
vivid portrait of Samuel Johnson
originalLanguage English
placeOfFirstPublication London NERFINISHED
portrays Scottish Gaelic culture
rural Scottish landscapes
publicationYear 1785
relatedWork Life of Samuel Johnson NERFINISHED
settingLocation Inner Hebrides NERFINISHED
Outer Hebrides NERFINISHED
Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED
timePeriod 1773

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James Boswell notableWork Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell relatedWork Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
subject surface form: Life of Samuel Johnson