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Leighton Library has a 1799 edition of James Boswell’s "The Life of Samuel Johnson"
Added at 05:35 on 16 May 2024
Today, 16 May, is #NationalBiographersDay, as it commemorates the first meeting of literary figure Samuel Johnson and his biographer James Boswell #OnThisDay 1763. Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has a 1799 edition of Boswell’s "The Life of Samuel Johnson" (considered one of the greatest biographies ever written) #BiographersDay Site Search
