Boswell's London Journal, 1762-1763 (2nd ed.)

In 1762 James Boswell, then twenty-two years old, left Edinburgh for London.

The famous Journal he kept during the next nine months is an intimate account of his encounters with the high-life and the low-life in London.

Frank and confessional as a personal portrait of the young Boswell, the Journal is also revealing as a vivid portrayal of life in eighteenth-century London.

This new edition includes a Foreword by Peter Ackroyd, which discusses Boswell's life and achievement.