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Person    | Male  Born 29/10/1740  Died 19/5/1795

James Boswell

Categories: Literature

Countries: Scotland

James Boswell

Born Edinburgh, died London. Known for his two-volume biography 'The Life Of Samuel Johnson' (1791).

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James Boswell

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Boswell and Johnson

In this house, occupied by Thomas Davies, bookseller, Dr Samuel Johnson first...

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James Boswell - W1

James Boswell (1740 - 1795), biographer, lived and died in a house on this si...

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Johnson statue

This bronze statue is placed close to St Clement Dane's church, the one that ...

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Spirit of Soho Mural

Interesting that Coca Cola are specifically mentioned on the panel but not as...

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Wine Office Court

The Rhymers' Club is not specifically mentioned on the plaque but Ye Olde Che...

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