On The Giant’s Causeway: Samuel Johnson

Posted on 08/06/2013 by layanglicana

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Worth seeing, yes; but not worth going to see.

Samuel Johnson 12 October 1779

James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson (1791)

So the interesting question is, when Michelin guides drew up their three star system (worth a visit, worth a detour, and worth the voyage), were they consciously inspired by this quote of Dr Johnson, or did they arrive at the classification independently.

 

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Author of books on Calcutta, Delhi and Dar es Salaam, I am now blogging as a lay person about the Church of England and the Anglican Communion. I am also blogging about the effects of World War One on the village of St Mary Bourne, Hampshire.
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