From http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/boswell.htm
Boswell had a phenomenal memory, he loved gossip, good conversation, liquor, travel, and he was a natural writer. From 1760s onwards, he had published anonymously various pamphlets and verses. In 1768 Boswell published AN ACCOUNT OF CORSICA, based on his journey. The book was a defence of Corsica's abortive struggle for freedom against the republic of Genoa. Rousseau had earlier sparked Boswell's zeal for the cause of Corsican liberty and he had established a friendship with General Paoli. In 1769 Boswell appeared at the Shakespeare Jubilee in Corsican dress. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
