The Life of William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland:

by Andrew Henderson

Andrew Henderson (1717–79) was a noted writer and bookseller in his day. Born in Roxburgh, he travelled extensively in Scotland as tutor to the families of the Countess of Stair and Colonel Young, Lord Stair’s aide de camp before settling in London. He is now best remembered for his accounts of the 1745 rebellion which he witnessed first hand. Henderson was a lifelong Whig and this favourable account of Cumberland’s actions during the 1745 rebellion brought him into conflict with Tobias Smollett (1721–71). No stranger to controversy, Henderson wrote two open letters to Samuel Johnson in response to his A Journey to The Western Islands of Scotland (1775), criticizing Johnson’s account of Scotland and the Scottish character as well as taking another side-swipe at Smollett. These too are included in this volume together with a new introduction to Henderson and his works. This title is published as a Roxburghe Club edition.

This work will be of interest to those studying Scottish History, the Jacobite Rebellions, Eighteenth Century Studies, Samuel Johnson and Tobias Smollett.

• New introduction to Andrew Henderson and his works
• Fully reset edition
• Includes both letters in response to Samuel Johnson's A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Contents

Introduction
1 The Life of Willian Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1766)
2 A Letter to Dr Samuel Johnson on his Journey to the Western Isles (1775)
3 A Second Letter to Dr Samuel Johnson (1775)

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