3. Jostling for Control (1768–1771)

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Taking Charge of Boswell (1763) 11
6. 2. ‘‘Perpetual Friendship’’? (1764–1767) 36
7. 3. Jostling for Control (1768–1771) 58
8. 4. New Collaborations (1772) 82
9. 5. Embracing the Biographer (1772–1773) 99
10. 6. Cooperation and Rivalry in Scotland (14 August to 22 November 1773) 113
11. 7. Negotiating and Competing for Narrative Control (14 August to 22 November 1773) 132
12. 8. Collaboration Manqué (November 1773 to May 1775) 149
13. 9. Renegotiating the Friendship, Part 1 (1775–1777): Depression, Defiance, and Dependency 169
14. 10. Renegotiating the Friendship, Part 2 (1777–1778): Confrontation, Collaboration, and Celebration 192
15. 11. ‘‘Strangers to Each Other’’ (May 1778 to March 1781) 214
16. 12. The Lives of the Poets and Johnson’s (Auto)biography (1777–1781) 232
17. 13. Reconnecting (1781–1783) 246
18. 14. ‘‘Some Time Together before We Are Parted’’ (March 1783 to May 1784) 265
19. 15. ‘‘Love Me as Well as You Can’’ (1784) 284
20. 16. Rewriting the Hebrides Trip (1785) 301
21. 17. Boswell Claiming His Inheritance (1786–1791) 315
22. 18. Winning Johnson’s Blessing 339
23. Appendix. Key Events in Lives of Samuel Johnson (SJ) and James Boswell (JB), Days They Were Together, and Letters They Exchanged 355
24. Cue Titles and Abbreviations 359
25. Notes 363
26. Index 403