02338cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500860014426400510023030000470028133600260032833700260035433800360038050000310041650802320044752011090067953400450178865300300183370000570186370000320192085600430195299900170199552163UtSlPG20260610134213.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aBoswell, James,d1740-179510aBoswelliana: The Commonplace Book of James Boswell, with a Memoir and Annotations 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-05-26  aE-text prepared by Giovanni Fini, MWS, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana)  a"Boswelliana: The Commonplace Book of James Boswell with a Memoir and Annotations" by Rev. Charles Rogers is a collection of literary anecdotes and personal reflections written in the late 18th century. This work compiles the thoughts and experiences of James Boswell, best known as the biographer of Dr. Samuel Johnson, revealing not only his insights into significant figures of his time but also his own complex character. The text aims to illuminate the sociocultural context of Scotland during this period.  The opening of the work provides a prelude to Boswell's intentions behind maintaining his commonplace book, indicating that he aimed to use it as a foundation for a more comprehensive memoir. It sheds light on how Boswell documented not just his conversations with Johnson, but also his thoughts on life, literature, and the people he encountered. The compilation showcases Boswell's desire to capture the vibrancy of his experiences while interacting with notable intellectuals, presenting a rich tapestry of late 18th-century social discourse. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aBoswell, James, 1740-17951 aMilnes, Richard Monckton, Baron Houghton,d1809-18851 aRogers, Charles,d1825-189040uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52163  c92997d92997