The Treasure of Auchinleck: The Story of the Boswell Papers
- ISBN-10
- 0070087105
- ISBN-13
- 9780070087101
- Category
- Manuscripts
- Pages
- 371
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1974
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Companies
- Author
- David Buchanan
Description
After the death of James Boswell, his papers were scattered and believed destroyed. This is the story of how they became lost, their rediscovery, the detective work that tracked them down, and the scholarship that put them back together.
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