A list of the books to which I have referred is printed at the beginning of this volume. I am naturally indebted to the researches of Dr. G. Birkbeck Hill, to the three biographers of Boswell--Dr. Rogers (in 'Boswelliana'), Mr. Percy Fitzgerald, and Mr. W. K. Leask--and to the brilliant study by Carlyle. I must also mention three essays which have been particularly illuminating--that by W. E. Henley in 'Views and Reviews,' by Lionel Johnson in 'Post Liminium,' and by Mr. Birrell in his edition of Boswell's 'Life of Johnson.' I am grateful especially to Mr. A. C. Benson, whose encouragement promoted this enterprise, to Mr. G. L. Strachey for many valuable suggestions, and to Mr. E. H. Marsh for correcting my proofs, which was no mean labour. GEORGE MALLORY. CHARTERHOUSE: _July 25, 1912_. BIBLIOGRAPHY [This is a list of books bearing directly upon Boswell which have been used for this volume.] Birrell, A., Introduction to his edition of Boswell's Life of Johnson London, 1906 Boswell, James: Elegy on the Death of an Amiable Young Lady 1761 Ode to Tragedy 1761 Collection of Original Poems, contributions to 1762 The Cub at Newmarket 1762 Critical Strictures on Mallet's Elvira, by A. Erskine and J. Boswell 1763 Correspondence with the Hon. Andrew Erskine 1763 Dorando, a Spanish Tale 1767 Essence of the Douglas Cause 1767 Account of Corsica, &c., 2nd edition 1768 (1st edition was published 1768) British Essays in favour of the Brave Corsicans 1769 The Hypochondriack in the London Magazine, Oct. 1777 to Dec. 1779 Letter to the People of Scotland on the Present State of the Nation 1783 Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. Ed. G. Birkbeck Hill 1887 (1st edition 1785) Letter to the People of Scotland against the attempt to diminish the number of the Lords of Session 1785 No Abolition of Slavery, or the Universal Empire of Love 1791 Life of Johnson. Ed. Right Hon. John Wilson Croker 1866 Life of Samuel Johnson. Ed. G. Birkbeck Hill. 6 vols. Oxford, 1887[1] (1st edition 1791) Letters to Temple, reprint London, 1908[1] ---- Life of, see Rogers, Fitzgerald, and Leask. Boswelliana, the Commonplace Book of James Boswell, London, Grampian Club, 1876 Burke, Edmund, Correspondence London, 1824 Burney, Miss, _see_ D'Arblay. Campbell, Rev. Dr. Thomas, Diary London, 1854 Carlyle, Miscellanies London, 1872