Project Gutenberg 2000-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 736 Johnson, Samuel 1709 1784 A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Journey_to_the_Western_Islands_of_Scotland Transcribed from the 1775 edition with the corrections noted in the 1785 errata by David Price "A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland" by Samuel Johnson is a travelogue written in the late 18th century. The narrative chronicles the author's exploration of the Hebrides, also known as the Western Islands of Scotland, alongside his companion, James Boswell. The text captures their impressions of the landscape, people, and historic sites as they traverse this remote and rugged part of Scotland. The opening portion of the book describes Johnson's excitement and long-held desire to visit the Hebrides, which he fulfills in the autumn of 1773. He sets off from Edinburgh with Boswell and reflects on their initial journey through various Scottish towns, noting their surroundings, encounters, and the remnants of ancient structures, such as the ruins of Inch Keith and St. Andrews. Johnson’s keen sense of observation allows him to comment on the landscape, architecture, and the character of the Scottish people they meet, setting the tone for their adventure into the lesser-known territories of Scotland where natural beauty mingles with historical depth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Scotland -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 -- Travel -- Scotland -- Hebrides Boswell, James, 1740-1795 -- Travel -- Scotland -- Hebrides Hebrides (Scotland) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 DA Text United Kingdom Category: Travel Writing Category: British Literature 360184 2025-07-01T11:38:46.284288 text/html 356750 2020-12-31T15:32:47 text/html 132502 2020-12-31T15:32:48 text/html application/zip 221764 2025-07-01T11:38:53.216257 application/epub+zip 226072 2025-07-01T11:38:49.415333 application/epub+zip 201787 2025-07-01T11:38:48.257341 application/epub+zip 433110 2025-07-01T11:38:56.262254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406196 2025-07-01T11:38:52.469308 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374310 2022-09-01T13:32:46.361764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349772 2025-07-01T11:38:45.901336 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 349517 2020-12-31T15:32:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 131481 2020-12-31T15:32:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19437 2025-07-01T11:38:56.385306 application/rdf+xml 16194 2025-07-01T11:38:48.751320 image/jpeg 3646 2025-07-01T11:38:48.502278 image/jpeg 218568 2025-07-01T11:38:46.314288 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia