Author Boswell, James Birthdate b. 1740, d. 1795 Filename boswell-178x Manuscript n/a Date of composition 1786-1788 Genre LET PRIV Edition Brady, Frank (ed.). Boswell's correspondence, vol. 4. 1987. The correspondence of James Boswell with David Garrick, Edmund Burke, and Edmond Malone (edited by George M. Kahrl, Rachel McClellan, Thomas W. Copeland, James M. Osborn, and Peter S. Baker). New York: McGraw-Hill. ESTC number Gale number Sample 4,280.1-4,355.11 Remarks