The correspondence of James Boswell and Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo / edited by James Boswell and Richard B. Sher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boswell, James, Author.

Contributor:

Boswell, James, editor.

Sher, Richard B., 1948- editor.

Series:

The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell

Yale Boswell Editions Research Series : Correspondence ; Volume 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boswell, James, 1740-1795--Correspondence.

Boswell, James.

Forbes, William, Sir, 1739-1806--Correspondence.

Forbes, William.

Boswell, James, 1740-1795--Chronology.

Forbes, William, Sir, 1739-1806--Chronology.

Boswell, James, 1740-1795.

Forbes, William, Sir, 1739-1806.

Authors, Scottish--20th century--Biography.

Authors, Scottish.

Scotland--Intellectual life--18th century--Sources.

Scotland.

England--Intellectual life--18th century--Sources.

England.

Genre:

Personal correspondence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (562 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]

Summary:

This volume, tenth in the Yale Boswell Editions Research Series of correspondence, collects the letters exchanged between James Boswell (1740-1795) and Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo (1739-1806), eminent banker, civic improver, philanthropist, literary and cultural patron, and lay leader of Edinburgh's 'English Episcopal' community.

Contents:

Frontmatter

General Editorial Note

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface and Acknowledgements

List of Correspondence

Editorial Procedures

Cue Titles and Abbreviations

Chronology: James Boswell and Sir William Forbes

Introduction

The Correspondence. Part 1

The Correspondence. Part 2

Appendices

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Boswell, James The Correspondence of James Boswell and Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo

ISBN:

9781474461535

1474461530

9781474461542

1474461549

OCLC:

1322124470