Bibliograph

The diary of John Evelyn, with an introduction and notes, edited by Austin Dobson, Volume 1

Type

Label

The diary of John Evelyn, with an introduction and notes, edited by Austin Dobson, Volume 1

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The diary of John Evelyn

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

911201983

Responsibility statement

edited by Austin Dobson

Series statement

Cambridge library collection. British & Irish history, 17th & 18th centuriesCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

with an introduction and notes

Summary

The Stuart writer and gardener John Evelyn (1620–1706), whose two-volume Sylva is also reissued in this series, kept a diary from the age of eleven, and in the 1680s began to compile this memoir from his records. It was first published in 1818 in an edition by the antiquarian William Bray; this three-volume version of 1906 was edited by Austin Dobson (1840–1921), the author and poet who also wrote the volume on Henry Fielding in the 'English Men of Letters' series, among many other literary biographies. In an extensive preface, Dobson explains his reasons for revisiting a work which had already received much editorial attention, and his introduction gives a short biography of its author. Volume 1 begins with Evelyn's own memoir of his early life: regular entries commence in 1637, when he was a student at Oxford, and end in France in 1646.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Preface -- Introduction -- The diary, 1620-46 -- Appendix 1

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