Boswell's Correspondence With The Honorable Andrew Erskine, And His Journal Of A Tour To Corsica (1879)

By James Boswell and Andrew Erskine

Book Overview

Boswell's Correspondence With The Honorable Andrew Erskine, And His Journal Of A Tour To Corsica is a book written by James Boswell and published in 1879. The book contains a collection of letters exchanged between Boswell and Andrew Erskine, a Scottish lawyer and politician, as well as Boswell's journal entries during his travels to Corsica. The letters between Boswell and Erskine cover a wide range of topics, including politics, literature, and personal matters. They also offer insight into the lives and thoughts of two prominent figures in 18th-century Scotland. Boswell's journal entries document his journey to Corsica in 1765, where he met and befriended the island's leader, Pasquale Paoli. The journal provides a firsthand account of the Corsican independence movement and the political and social climate of the island at the time. Overall, Boswell's Correspondence With The Honorable Andrew Erskine, And His Journal Of A Tour To Corsica is a valuable historical document that sheds light on the lives and times of two important figures in Scottish history, as well as the political and cultural landscape of Corsica in the 18th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1164022202
• ISBN13: 9781164022206
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"