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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
1775·384 pages
Johnson’s 1773 travel narrative through Scotland’s Highlands and Hebrides, observing a clan society on the brink of vanishing.
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Johnson’s 1773 travel narrative through Scotland’s Highlands and Hebrides, observing a clan society on the brink of vanishing.
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Johnson and Boswell’s classics of travel writing, presented together in a stunning collector’s hardcover edition. When in 1773 James Boswell persuaded the great Samuel Johnson—then aged sixty-three—to embark with him on a tour of Boswell’s native Scotland, the adventure resulted in two magnificent books, Johnson’s Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and Boswell’s Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides . Later published in one volume, the very different travelogues of this unlikely duo provide ...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content
Violence & gore
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No violent or gory scenes depicted
Profanity
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No profanity; formal eighteenth-century prose
Substance use
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Occasional hospitality and social drinking mentions
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation
Religious content
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Recurring observations on Scottish religious customs and practices
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft
Occult / demonology
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Discussion of Highland second sight and folk superstitions
Political content
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Commentary on post-Union Scotland and declining clan society
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide content
Abuse & suffering
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Observations of poverty, hardship, and Highland depopulation
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