Have you read James Boswell’s biography of Samuel Johnson? Or even the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. The 16th, May was the 250th anniversary of their first meeting. So this weekend they are having a bit of a ‘do’ at Boswell’s home, Auchinleck House, in Ayrshire. It’s the Boswell Book Festival.
How I wish I could go but I can’t split myself in two, so I can’t be there. Apart from the house and grounds I would also love to be able to listen to the many interesting guest speakers, particularly Artemis Cooper, who has written about Patrick Leigh Fermor amongst others. Maybe next year we can get to Auchinleck and go camping or even glamping.
You can see images of Auchinleck House here.
You can read about the Boswell Book Festival here and listen to some BBC programmes on the subject.
A biography festival – how awesome! Too bad that you can’t make it this year. I wish there were more things like this accessible to me here in Phoenix, but this is a huge country and we’re too far from New York.
Anbolyn,
The weather in Scotland today has been horrible, really heavy rain on and off all day and right now I can hear it drumming on a nearby skylight. I’m so glad I’ll be sleeping in my own bed tonight, not camping out! They should move things around different venues in the US so that you all get a shot of ‘civilisation’!
What is ‘glamping’? I don’t like camping, so is this a posher alternative? Glamorous camping?
Joan,
It’s exactly that, glamorous camping, they really don’t look like tents inside and generally have proper beds. But I still don’t fancy it in the rain, which is what they’ve had today. They’ll be drying out tomorrow!