Whisky, Kilts, and the Loch Ness Monster : Traveling through Scotland with Boswell and Johnson /

In 1773 the distinguished duo of James Boswell and Samuel Johnson toured the Scottish terain, which at that time was largely unknown. In 2007 William Starr followed their path in reverse. This is his account of the trek along with some biographical, intellectual and cultural history.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Starr, William W., 1940- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Boswell, James, > 1740-1795.
Starr, William W., > 1940- > Travel > Scotland.
Starr, William W., > 1940- > Travel > Scotland > Hebrides.
Johnson, Samuel, > 1709-1784 > Travel > Scotland > Hebrides.
Boswell, James, > 1740-1795 > Travel > Scotland > Hebrides.
Johnson, Samuel.
Travel.
TRAVEL > Europe > Great Britain.
Scotland.
Écosse > Descriptions et voyages.
Scotland > Description and travel.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Stirling
  • Loch Lomond
  • Inveraray
  • To Oban
  • Mull
  • Iona
  • Mull to Fort William
  • Skye, part I
  • Raasay
  • Skye, part II
  • The Outer Hebrides
  • The high Highlands
  • The Orkneys
  • Inverness and Loch Ness
  • Culloden
  • Northeast Scotland
  • Down the east coast
  • Arbroath and beyond
  • Pitlochry
  • To Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh
  • Auchinleck
  • The last days
  • Afterword back to the twenty-first century.

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