Reading James Boswell's Life of Johnson is on my bucket list. I hope to start it this fall. Here's a photo taken at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Shop in London where Mr. Johnson and I hung out one afternoon. That's him in the painting. This pub was also a favorite hangout of Charles Dickens. Wouldn't you have liked to have been a barmaid and listen in on the conversation around the table when these literary giants came in for a pint?
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(Ooooo - I love your teacup picture!!)
I've read portions of Boswell's Life of Johnson, but I'll tell you, his London Journal is a bizarre, interesting, fascinating book. I couldn't put it down. So, if you're looking for more Boswell, I really recommend it. I have this sneaking suspicion that Johnson was not as interesting as his biographer.
How grand to spend an evening with those two--I would have loved it indeed!
xofrances
Love the picture! I'm kind of a lackey English teacher, I guess. I almost exclusively prefer women writers!
Thanks, M.K. That does sound good!
Yes! I would even love to be there now, listening to the tourists who come in for a pint! :-)
Thanks for the comment on Kilpeck Church, Herefordshire. I love those out-of-the-way places! So much to discover.
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