The Diary of John Evelyn (Volume 1 of 2) by John Evelyn
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"The Diary of John Evelyn (Volume 1 of 2)" by John Evelyn is a diary first published in 1818. This chronicle spans from 1640 to 1706, documenting the life of a Royalist gentleman and virtuoso through decades of English history. Beginning when Evelyn was a student at the Middle Temple, the entries blend contemporary observations with later reflections compiled from notes. His travels, encounters, and experiences offer a window into seventeenth-century life,
creating a work that would later inspire attention to Samuel Pepys's more famous diary. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Evelyn, John, 1620-1706 |
|---|---|
| Commentator | Garnett, Richard, 1835-1906 |
| Editor | Bray, William, 1736-1832 |
| Title | The Diary of John Evelyn (Volume 1 of 2) |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Evelyn%27s_Diary |
| Credits |
Produced by Charlene Taylor, Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Linda Hamilton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe |
| Subject | Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714 |
| Subject | Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Evelyn, John, 1620-1706 -- Diaries |
| Subject | Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 41218 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-41218-4 |
| Release Date | Oct 29, 2012 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2069 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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