Boswell's Bus Pass by Campbell Stuart

Author:Campbell, Stuart [Stuart Campbell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781908737311
Publisher: Sandstone Press
Published: 2013-10-06T04:00:00+00:00

(1) ‘Mr Johnson would not hurt her delicacy by insisting to see her bedchamber, like Archer in The Beaux’ Stratagem. But I was of a more ardent curiosity, so I lighted a piece of paper and went round to see her bedchamber.’ Boswell also seemed quite adamant that ‘She sent us away with many prayers in Erse.’

(2) This is not the picture that Boswell creates, ‘I then gave a penny apiece to each child. I told Mr Johnson of this, upon which he called to Joseph and our guides, for change for a shilling, and declared he would distribute among the children. Upon this being announced in Erse, there was a great stir.’

(3) Joseph’s recall is excellent. This corresponds word for word with Boswell’s account.

(4) This is an astonishing insight. The fact that Johnson became unhappy at being momentarily forsaken is well known. However Joseph’s account strongly suggests that Johnson experienced a panic attack. If this was the case, this is one of the first recorded instances.

(5) No one has ever suggested what in retrospect seems an obvious explanation for the strange case of the black figure; it was a practical joke.

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