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477
II. BOSWELL.
A. Works separately published
An Elegy on the Death of an Amiable Young Lady. With an Epistle from
Menalcas to Lycidas. To which are prefixed three critical recommenda-
tory letters. Edinburgh, 1761.
An Ode to Tragedy. By a Gentleman of Scotland. Edinburgh, MDCLXI
(error for 1761).
The Cub at Newmarket: a tale. 1762.
A Collection of Original Poems, by the Rev. Mr Blacklock, and other Scotch
Gentlemen. Vol. 11. Edinburgh, 1762.
[Boswell had a share in editing this volume, to which he contributed. ]
Critical Strictures on the new Tragedy of Elvira, written by David Malloch.
Flexney, 1763.
[By Boswell, Andrew Erskine, and George Dempster. ]
Letters between The Honourable Andrew Erskine, and James Boswell, Esq.
Flexney, 1763. Ed. Hill, G. B. 1879. Selection, in Letters of Boswell
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Dorando, A Spanish Tale. London and Edinburgh, 1767.
The Essence of the Douglas Cause. To which is subjoined, Some Obser-
vations on a Pamphlet lately published, intitled, Considerations on the
Douglas Cause. 1767.
Long extracts are given in the Scots Magazine, Nov. , Dec. 1767 and
Nov. 1768.
Observations on the Douglas Cause in General;. . . In a Letter to a
Noble Lord, From a Gentleman in ****With The Essence of the
Douglas Cause. 1769.
For the letter by Francis Douglas, see Notes and Queries, Sept. 1861,
p. 222.
The following, except where otherwise noted, were published
with Boswell's name :
An Account of Corsica, The Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs
of Pascal Paoli. Glasgow, 1768. 3rd edn, corrected. 1769.
British Essays in favour of the Brave Corsicans: by several hands. Col-
lected and published by James Boswell, Esq. 1769. [Preface dated
15 October 1768.
]
The Decision of the Court of Session upon the question of Literary Property;
in the cause John Hinton of London, Bookseller, Pursuer, against
Alexander Donaldson, &c. Edinburgh, 1774.
A Letter to the People of Scotland, On the Present State of the Nation.
Edinburgh, 1783.
A Letter to the People of Scotland, on the Alarming Attempt to infringe
the Articles of the Union, and introduce a Most Pernicious Innovation
by diminishing the number of the Lords of Session. 1785.
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL. D.
1785. 3rd edn. 1786. Ed. Croker, J. W. , 1831, etc. ; ed. Carruthers, R. ,
1851; ed. Fitzgerald, Percy, 1874; ed. Napier, A. , 1884; ed. Hill, G. B. ,
1887. See, also, The Life of Johnson, post.
A Conversation between His Most Sacred Majesty George III and Samuel
Johnson, LL. D. Illustrated with Observations. 1790.
The Celebrated Letter from Samuel Johnson, LL. D. , to Philip Dormer
Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield; Now first published, With Notes. 1790.
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. Comprehending an account of his
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[Attributed to Boswell in the Bodleian Catalogue. ]
B. Contributions to Periodicals
The Scots Magazine.
Verses on the equestrian statue of King Charles II in the Parliament close,
being painted white. September 1767.
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Memorial in behalf of the Corsicans. December 1768.
[The numbers for June, July, August 1768 contain correspondence
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On the Profession of a Player. August, September, October 1770.
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The Hypochondriack. Seventy numbers, from October 1777 to August
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Chapter VIII
477
II. BOSWELL.
A. Works separately published
An Elegy on the Death of an Amiable Young Lady. With an Epistle from
Menalcas to Lycidas. To which are prefixed three critical recommenda-
tory letters. Edinburgh, 1761.
An Ode to Tragedy. By a Gentleman of Scotland. Edinburgh, MDCLXI
(error for 1761).
The Cub at Newmarket: a tale. 1762.
A Collection of Original Poems, by the Rev. Mr Blacklock, and other Scotch
Gentlemen. Vol. 11. Edinburgh, 1762.
[Boswell had a share in editing this volume, to which he contributed. ]
Critical Strictures on the new Tragedy of Elvira, written by David Malloch.
Flexney, 1763.
[By Boswell, Andrew Erskine, and George Dempster. ]
Letters between The Honourable Andrew Erskine, and James Boswell, Esq.
Flexney, 1763. Ed. Hill, G. B. 1879. Selection, in Letters of Boswell
to Temple. 1857 and 1908.
Dorando, A Spanish Tale. London and Edinburgh, 1767.
The Essence of the Douglas Cause. To which is subjoined, Some Obser-
vations on a Pamphlet lately published, intitled, Considerations on the
Douglas Cause. 1767.
Long extracts are given in the Scots Magazine, Nov. , Dec. 1767 and
Nov. 1768.
Observations on the Douglas Cause in General;. . . In a Letter to a
Noble Lord, From a Gentleman in ****With The Essence of the
Douglas Cause. 1769.
For the letter by Francis Douglas, see Notes and Queries, Sept. 1861,
p. 222.
The following, except where otherwise noted, were published
with Boswell's name :
An Account of Corsica, The Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs
of Pascal Paoli. Glasgow, 1768. 3rd edn, corrected. 1769.
British Essays in favour of the Brave Corsicans: by several hands. Col-
lected and published by James Boswell, Esq. 1769. [Preface dated
15 October 1768.
]
The Decision of the Court of Session upon the question of Literary Property;
in the cause John Hinton of London, Bookseller, Pursuer, against
Alexander Donaldson, &c. Edinburgh, 1774.
A Letter to the People of Scotland, On the Present State of the Nation.
Edinburgh, 1783.
A Letter to the People of Scotland, on the Alarming Attempt to infringe
the Articles of the Union, and introduce a Most Pernicious Innovation
by diminishing the number of the Lords of Session. 1785.
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL. D.
1785. 3rd edn. 1786. Ed. Croker, J. W. , 1831, etc. ; ed. Carruthers, R. ,
1851; ed. Fitzgerald, Percy, 1874; ed. Napier, A. , 1884; ed. Hill, G. B. ,
1887. See, also, The Life of Johnson, post.
A Conversation between His Most Sacred Majesty George III and Samuel
Johnson, LL. D. Illustrated with Observations. 1790.
The Celebrated Letter from Samuel Johnson, LL. D. , to Philip Dormer
Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield; Now first published, With Notes. 1790.
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. Comprehending an account of his
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Britain, for near half a century, during which he flourished. 2 vols.
Dilly. 1791. 2nd edn, revised and augmented. 3 vols. 1793. 3rd, revised
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The Principal Corrections and Additions to the First Edition of Mr
Boswell's Life of Dr Johnson. 1793.
No Abolition of Slavery; or the Universal Empire of Love: a Poem. 1791.
[Anon. ]
Songs in the Jnsticiary Opera, Composed fifty years ago, By C-M-
and B-, I. C. C. Auchinleck, 1816.
[‘Those that are here preserved are given from memory. Advertise-
ment. ]
Privately printed for Sir Alexander Boswell; included in Maidment's
Court of Session Garland, 1839 etc.
Letters of James Boswell, addressed to the Rev. W. J. Temple. Now first
published from the original MSS. With an introduction and notes [by
Francis, Philip). 1857.
with an introduction by Seccombe, T. 1908.
Boswelliana. The Commonplace Book of James Boswell. With a memoir
and annotations by the Rev. Charles Rogers . . . and introductory remarks
by . . . Lord Houghton. Printed for the Grampian Club. 1874.
[A selection limited to 'anecdotes personal to the writer' had been
contributed by Milnes, R. M. , afterwards Lord Houghton, to the Mis-
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Wrongly attributed to Boswell
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Session in Scotland, upon [the Douglas Cause). With an Introductory
Preface. By a Barrister at Law. Almon. 1767.
[Attributed to Boswell in Halkett and Laing. ]
A Letter to Robert Macqueen Lord Braxfield, on his promotion to be one of
the Judges of the High Court of Justiciary. Edinburgh, 1780.
[Attributed to Boswell in the Bodleian Catalogue. ]
B. Contributions to Periodicals
The Scots Magazine.
Verses on the equestrian statue of King Charles II in the Parliament close,
being painted white. September 1767.
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Chapter VIII
479
Prologue at the opening of the Theatre-Royal in Edinburgh. November
1767.
Memorial in behalf of the Corsicans. December 1768.
[The numbers for June, July, August 1768 contain correspondence
between the Hon. Miss Primerose and the author of the Essence of the
Douglas Cause reprinted from the Edinburgh Courant. ]
The London Magazine.
Memorial in Behalf of the Corsicans. December 1768.
A Letter from James Boswell, Esq. , on Shakespeare's Jubilee at Stratford-
upon-Avon: An Account of the Armed Corsican Chief at the Masquerade,
followed by Boswell's poem. September 1769. Pp. 451-6.
On the Profession of a Player. August, September, October 1770.
Letter, with an unpublished song by Goldsmith, intended to have been sung
in She Stoops to Conquer. June 1774.
The Hypochondriack. Seventy numbers, from October 1777 to August
1783.
(? ) The Story of Mr Levet. Signed S. Y. September 1783.
(? ) Memoirs of Mrs Anne Williams. Signed B. December 1783.
The Gentleman's Magazine.
Two Letters in reply to criticisms on the Journal. April 1786.
Ode to Mr Charles Dilly. April 1791 (of. June, p.
