Professor Pottle of Yale University, the editor of the Boswell Papers and author of the" Literary Career of James Boswell, Esq., being the Bibliographical Materials for a Life of Boswell", Published in 1929 was considered until his death to be the pre-eminent authority on things Boswellian. This book in very readable style traces Boswell from childhood to his marriage with his cousin, Margaret Montgomerie, subsequently referred to as “My esteemed spouse”

This is the second and final volume in the series. Professor Brady has been an editor of the Boswell Papers for more than thirty years and succeeded Professor Pottle as Chairman of the Editorial Committee, Yale Boswell Editions.

A Life of James Boswell

This is the most recent biography. An excellent one that is sympathetic to Boswell, pointing out his strengths and weaknesses.

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1929

The definitive research edition written by Frederick A. Pottle

A Bibliography  Hamden: Connecticut, Archon Books, 1972

An accurate and thorough compilation of the reviews and other public comment made on Boswell’s works from the time in which he flourished to 1972. Written by Anthony E. Brown.