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Reviewed on August 1, 1992
In 1764, at the age of 24, Boswell sent an autobiographical sketch to Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Boswell promised, "I shall not conceal my weaknesses and follies. I shall not even conceal my crimes.'' For more than 30 years, from 1762, when he set out for London to seek a commission in the Royal Foot Guards, to his death in 1795, Boswell recorded in his journals those weaknesses and follies, his "various sentiments and . . . various conduct'' his account pr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More