автор: James Boswell

The work of James Boswell (1740–95) is so well known that the dictionary defines «Boswell» as «a person who records in detail the life of a usually famous contemporary.» In his case, the famous contemporary was Samuel Johnson, and Boswell»s record of the great sage»s life — combining memoir, conversation, and historical record — created a startlingly new and intimate approach that forever changed the genre of biography. With the 20th-century publication of his long-lost London Journal, Boswell emerged from behind Johnson»s substantial shadow to prove himself as fascinating a subject as his friend and mentor.