Author: John EvelynPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
The Diary of John Evelyn
Author: John EvelynThe Diary of John Evelyn, Volume II (of 2)
Author: John EvelynJohn Evelyn
Author: John Dixon HuntPublisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780238703
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
The great English writer and gardener John Evelyn (1620–1706) kept a diary all his life. Today, this diary is considered an invaluable source of information on more than fifty years of social, cultural, religious, and political life in seventeenth-century England. Evelyn’s work is often overshadowed by the literary contributions of his contemporary and friend, Samuel Pepys. This new biography changes that. John Dixon Hunt takes a fresh look at the life and work of one of England’s greatest diarists, focusing particularly on Evelyn’s “domesticity.” The book explores Evelyn’s life at home, and perhaps even more importantly, his domestication of foreign ideas and practices in England. During the English Civil Wars, Evelyn traveled extensively throughout Europe, taking in ideas on the management of estate design while abroad to apply them in England. Evelyn’s greatest accomplishment was the import of European garden art to the UK, a feat Hunt puts into context alongside a range of Evelyn’s social and ethical thinking. Illustrated with visual material from Evelyn’s time and from his own pen, the book is an ideal introduction to a hugely important figure in the shaping of early modern Britain.
The Curious World of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn
Author: Margaret WillesPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300231725
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
An intimate portrait of two pivotal Restoration figures during one of the most dramatic periods of English history Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn are two of the most celebrated English diarists. They were also extraordinary men and close friends. This first full portrait of that friendship transforms our understanding of their times. Pepys was earthy and shrewd, while Evelyn was a genteel aesthete, but both were drawn to intellectual pursuits. Brought together by their work to alleviate the plight of sailors caught up in the Dutch wars, they shared an inexhaustible curiosity for life and for the exotic. Willes explores their mutual interests—diary-keeping, science, travel, and a love of books—and their divergent enthusiasms, Pepys for theater and music, Evelyn for horticulture and garden design. Through the richly documented lives of two remarkable men, Willes revisits the history of London and of England in an age of regicide, revolution, fire, and plague to reveal it also as a time of enthralling possibility.
The Diary of John Evelyn, Volume II (of 2)
Author: Evelyn JohnPublisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781318055098
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
The Diary of John Evelyn (Volume 2 of 2)
Author: John EvelynPublisher: Litres
ISBN: 5040756607
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Acetaria
Author: John EvelynPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Angiosperms
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work, tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from each sold copy. As a reader of a TREDITION CLASSICS book, you support our mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion.
The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh
Author: Evelyn WaughPublisher:
ISBN: 9780753827383
Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The diaries of one of our finest novelists - a unique literary document, reissued in Phoenix paperback.
Fumifugium, Or, The Inconveniencie of the Aer and Smoak of London Dissipated
Author: John EvelynThe Diary of John Evelyn (Volume 1 of 2)
Author: John EvelynPublisher: Litres
ISBN: 5040825587
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 587
Book Description