What is James Boswell?
[[File:James Boswell by Sir Joshua Reynolds.jpg|thumb|right|James Boswell]] '''James Boswell''' (29 October 1740 ([[New Style|N.S.]]) – 19 May 1795) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[lawyer]] and [[author]]. He is best known for having written the [[Life of Johnson]], a [[biography]] of his close friend [[Samuel Johnson]], published in [[1791]]. In the [[1920s]] and [[1930s]], a large number of his personal papers and [[Diary|journals]] were discovered. They have since then been published by [[Yale University]]. == Other websites == * [http://www.jamesboswell.info/ James Boswell - a guide] {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Boswell, James}} [[Category:1740 births]] [[Category:1795 deaths]] [[Category:Writers from Edinburgh]]