by James Boswell

James Boswell: Biography
Turn the tables by reading a biography of the biographer himself-James Boswell! From the information given here and your reading from The Life of Samuel Johnson, write an analysis of Boswell's craft. What qualities make him a good biographer?

Biography.com
Search this site for some the biographies of someone who interests you. Read about his/ her life. Afterward, think about someone in your life. If you were to write their biography, what about their life would you include? What would you leave out? Why?