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The 7 pages that link to James Boswell, each with the reason it gives.

• Grand TourRelated: His European travels recorded the social and intellectual encounters of a young gentleman abroad.

• Samuel JohnsonRelated: Boswell’s biography became the main source for Johnson’s later public image.

• Historical biographyRelated: His detailed records and close access to Johnson helped establish biography’s documentary authority.

• Literary biographyRelated: His detailed records and narrative presence helped establish a durable model of literary biography.

• Flora MacDonaldRelated: His Hebridean journal describes meeting MacDonald with Johnson.

• Pasquale PaoliRelated: Boswell’s account made Paoli a celebrated figure among British readers.

• Robert FergussonRelated: Boswell moved in Edinburgh’s literary society during Fergusson’s lifetime.