Published for the first time from the original manuscript, with a preface by Christopher Morley. Boswell's London Journal is the intimate record of 9 months of James Boswell's life, when, at 22, he was struggling to assert his independence from his father, who wanted him to be a lawyer. Here is a panorama of 18th-century London. Blue boards, navy cloth spine with gilt lettering. Corners slightly bumped. DJ has few chips top edge at spine, slight edge wear bottom, small tear top back. Back slightly age-toned.

London