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At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great literary monument of the English language.
James Boswell
Born: October 29, 1740
Died: May 19, 1795 (aged 54)
Bio: James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck, was a Scottish biographer and diarist, born in Edinburgh.
Known for:
- Life of Samuel Johnson (1791)
- London Journal (1763)
- The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (1785)
- An Account of Corsica (1768)
- Boswell, Laird of Auchinleck, 1778-1782
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