Authors, Scottish -- 18th century -- Biography; Biographers -- Great Britain -- Biography; Boswell, James, 1740-1795
the Johnsonian æther, 286-7;
the dictator, 288-93;
dancing lessons, 288;
the element of humour, 289;
his humanity and tenderness, 291;
Tom Davies put down, 292;
his 'awfulness,' 293-8;
Miss Burney's account, 294 _seq._;
his gallantry, 294-5;
his rebuke to Hannah More, 295;
his kindness, 295;
the dogmatist, 296;
pompousness and playfulness, 297;
his 'formality,' 298;
public interest in, 302;
his share in Boswell's great work, 315-6;
talked about, 317;
fertility and readiness of his wit, 323;
_See also under_ Boswell.
Johnson, Boswell's Life of:
universality, 2-3;
self-expression in, 14;
'Tour in Corsica' compared with, 59-60;
tells a story of friendship, 113;
attitude towards Johnson involved, 131;
not a complete expression of Boswell's views, 137;
proves Boswell's ability, 138;
an edifying book, 145;
humour, 201;
Malone the first editor, 210^1;
connection of the 'Tour to the Hebrides' with, 217, 227-8;
not the official life, 227^1;
industry of the author, 227-9;
Malone revises, 229-30;
Boswell's conviction that it will be a masterpiece, 229-33;
his conception of, 231-3;
nature of moral purpose in, 233-7;
Boswell's conception of Johnson's character, 238-41;
his qualifications, 242 _seq._;
his care, 247-5;
the proof-sheets, 250-1;
interest in Johnson's talk, 256;
the author's questions and experiments, 258-66;
his note-taking, 266 _seq._,
_see_ Boswell;
compiled from documents not extant, 273;
the process of Johnsonising, 278-82;
artistic nature of the representation, 283-93;
the 'shades' in Johnson's character emphasised, 286;
the comedy scenes, 288-92;
is Boswell's Johnson in any degree his own invention? 293-9;
Boswell's account accepted as the truth, 299;
contains occasional autobiography, 300;
solidifies Boswell's reputation, 303;
Malone prepares the third edition, 307;
Malone's opinion of, 308;
additions and corrections, 313;
its popularity and Boswell's triumph, 314-15;
Dr. Johnson's share, 315-16;
Boswell necessarily appears in, 321-2;
the dedication, 324;
_see also under_ Boswell, biography, &c.
'Journey to the Western Islands,' 87, 236
K
Kames, Lord, 18
Keats, 1
Killaloe, Bishop of, 289
King George III., 177, 182, 196, 255, 295
King of Prussia, 191
L
Langton, 106, 119, 248, 266, 281-2, 293
Leask, W. K., James Boswell, 313^11
Letters between the Honourable Andrew Erskine and James Boswell, Esq.,
30, 31, 32, 33
Letters, Boswell's political, 136-7, 176-7, 195
Letters to Temple, _see under_ Boswell
Lettsom, Dr., 202
Lisburne, 178
Literary Club, 68, 106-7, 133
Literature, _see under_ Boswell
'Lives of the Poets,' 109
Lochbuy, 129, 131, 260
----, Lady, 129
Lockhart, 1
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