- EAN13
- 9782385820794
- Éditeur
- Quick Read
- Date de publication
- 16/02/2024
- Langue
- anglais
- Fiches UNIMARC
- S'identifier
A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland: A Quick Read edition
Quick Read, Samuel Johnson
Quick Read
Livre numérique
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Aide EAN13 : 9782385820794
- Fichier EPUB, libre d'utilisation
- Fichier Mobipocket, libre d'utilisation
- Lecture en ligne, lecture en ligne
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Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.
This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each
chapter.
\- Reading time of the complete text: about 5 hours
\- Reading time of the summarized text: 25 minutes
"A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland" is a travel narrative written
by Samuel Johnson in 1775. The book details Johnson's eighty-three-day journey
through Scotland, specifically the Hebrides islands, in the late summer and
autumn of 1773. Johnson was accompanied by his friend James Boswell, who also
booked the trip in his own book. The two narratives are often published
together, offering different perspectives on the same events. The Highlands of
Scotland in 1773 were still relatively wild, with marauding privateers and
slave-ships along the coasts. The destruction of Scottish forests was ongoing,
and the clan system had been dismantled. Johnson and Boswell traveled by
carriage, horseback, and boat, staying at the houses of local gentry. Scotland
at the time was a romantic place, relatively empty and unspoiled. Johnson
observed and commented on various aspects of Scottish life, including
language, religion, and education. The book was not the first to report on
Scotland, but it provided valuable insights into the changing landscape of the
country.
This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each
chapter.
\- Reading time of the complete text: about 5 hours
\- Reading time of the summarized text: 25 minutes
"A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland" is a travel narrative written
by Samuel Johnson in 1775. The book details Johnson's eighty-three-day journey
through Scotland, specifically the Hebrides islands, in the late summer and
autumn of 1773. Johnson was accompanied by his friend James Boswell, who also
booked the trip in his own book. The two narratives are often published
together, offering different perspectives on the same events. The Highlands of
Scotland in 1773 were still relatively wild, with marauding privateers and
slave-ships along the coasts. The destruction of Scottish forests was ongoing,
and the clan system had been dismantled. Johnson and Boswell traveled by
carriage, horseback, and boat, staying at the houses of local gentry. Scotland
at the time was a romantic place, relatively empty and unspoiled. Johnson
observed and commented on various aspects of Scottish life, including
language, religion, and education. The book was not the first to report on
Scotland, but it provided valuable insights into the changing landscape of the
country.
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