John Evelyn and His Times
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1970
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Author: Beatrice Saunders
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 0 7 1 1 8 - 3
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 2 7 5 4 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 5 9 9 6 - 6
John Evelyn and His Times presents an account of the life and works of diarist John Evelyn. Evelyn came to manhood when the struggle between King Charles I and his people was… Read more
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Request a sales quoteJohn Evelyn and His Times presents an account of the life and works of diarist John Evelyn. Evelyn came to manhood when the struggle between King Charles I and his people was tearing the country apart. He was a scholar, a historian, an expert horticulturist and forester, a connoisseur of pictures, an authority on architecture, painting, engraving, and medals. His diary is a masterpiece in English literature, and his book on trees, Sylva, is a work of national importance which gave an enormous stimulus to afforestation in Britain. His diary was written, in a very small, close hand, over a period of 56 years, and it is not strictly a book of confessions; he rarely attempted to unburden his soul. Everything was set down with reserve, restraint, and an admirable serenity. Evelyn was acquainted with kings and queens, ambassadors, noblemen, statesmen, bishops, and archbishops, and such men constantly sought his advice. Yet he remained to the end a modest and unassuming countryman.
Introduction
1 The Son of the Squire
2 In Exile
3 The Commonwealth
4 Under Cromwell's Rule
5 The Restoration
6 The Dutch War
7 The Great Fire and an Invasion
8 Court Affairs
9 The Second Dutch War
10 Margaret Godolphin
11 Apprehension and Consternation
12 The End of a Reign
13 The Fear of Popery
14 The Fight for Protestantism
15 The Revolution
16 William of Orange
17 War in Ireland
18 Trials and Tribulations
19 Domestic Affairs
20 Last Days
Bibliography
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1970
- No. of pages (eBook): 210
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780080071183
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483127545
- eBook ISBN: 9781483159966
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