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Travel journal first published in 1785. In 1773, Boswell enticed his famous English friend Samuel Johnson to accompany him on a tour through the highlands and western islands of Scotland. Johnson was then in his mid sixties. The two travellers set out from Edinburgh and skirted the eastern and northeastern coasts of Scotland, passing through St Andrews, Aberdeen and Inverness. They then passed into the highlands and spent several weeks on various islands in the Hebrides, including Skye, Coll, and Mull. After a visit to Boswell's estate at Auchinleck, the travellers returned to Edinburgh. Johnson published his Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland on 18 January 1775.
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Ray Carnell
reviewed The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. on October 08, 2015
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson
Dal mio personale diario di viaggio alle Ebridi
Sono a pagina 180 e delle Ebridi nemmeno l'ombra (nemmeno l'ombra delle Ebridi nel Diario di un viaggio alle Ebridi).
Del resto le discussioni certosinamente riportate da Boswell ben avrebbero potuto svolgersi in Scozia come a Londra, come a Mumbay.
Staremo a vedere.
In compenso la pedanteria del Dr. Samuel Johnson, il suo spirito di contestazione ad ogni battuta e su qualsiasi tema, l'ego smisurato, solo in parte mitigati dal suo lignaggio di gentleman e dall'arguzia di alcune argomentazioni (alcune), sono profusi a iosa sin dalla prima pagina; anche i suoi paradossi (che negli interlocutori tanto mal sopportava) e le facezie mi risultano a tratti irritanti.
Inaccettabile la riduzione dell'edizione italiana rispetto all'originale (mi chiedo se del taglio operato non siano proprio le Ebridi ad aver fatto le spese).
Postilla
Mi correggo, al termine del viaggio si intravedono anche le Ebridi
Ulteriore postilla
Per il prossimo viaggio ricordarsi di raddoppiare le scorte di grog
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