Project Gutenberg 2000-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 379 Johnson, Samuel 1709 1784 A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland Transcribed from the 1775 edition with the corrections noted in the 1785 errata by David Price "A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland" by Samuel Johnson is a travelogue written in the late 18th century. The narrative chronicles the author's exploration of the Hebrides, also known as the Western Islands of Scotland, alongside his companion, James Boswell. The text captures their impressions of the landscape, people, and historic sites as they traverse this remote and rugged part of Scotland. The opening portion of the book describes Johnson's excitement and long-held desire to visit the Hebrides, which he fulfills in the autumn of 1773. He sets off from Edinburgh with Boswell and reflects on their initial journey through various Scottish towns, noting their surroundings, encounters, and the remnants of ancient structures, such as the ruins of Inch Keith and St. Andrews. Johnson’s keen sense of observation allows him to comment on the landscape, architecture, and the character of the Scottish people they meet, setting the tone for their adventure into the lesser-known territories of Scotland where natural beauty mingles with historical depth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Scotland -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 -- Travel -- Scotland -- Hebrides Boswell, James, 1740-1795 -- Travel -- Scotland -- Hebrides Hebrides (Scotland) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 DA Text United Kingdom Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 360053 359933 2024-09-01T11:57:20.804258 2023-10-01T10:49:29.530864 text/html text/html 356750 2020-12-31T15:32:47 text/html 132502 2020-12-31T15:32:48 text/html application/zip 196612 2024-09-01T11:57:26.267746 application/epub+zip 201147 2024-09-01T11:57:22.348263 application/epub+zip 201147 2024-09-01T11:57:21.403259 application/epub+zip 401081 2024-09-01T11:57:29.533700 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374081 2024-09-01T11:57:25.687225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374310 2022-09-01T13:32:46.361764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349772 349697 2024-09-01T11:57:20.324270 2023-10-01T10:49:29.112898 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 349517 2020-12-31T15:32:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 131481 2020-12-31T15:32:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19102 2024-09-01T11:57:29.663698 application/rdf+xml 16217 2024-09-01T11:57:21.793249 image/jpeg 3640 2024-09-01T11:57:21.596242 image/jpeg 195715 2024-09-01T11:57:20.838266 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia