What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: James Boswell biographer of Dr Johnson stayed here 24 September 1777.
James Boswell was a Scottish biographer and diarist, best known for his biography "The Life of Samuel Johnson," which is considered one of the greatest biographies ever written; he significantly influenced literary biography and provided detailed insights into 18th-century British life.
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