The Diary of John Evelyn

by John Evelyn, Richard Garnett, William Bray

Overview

John Evelyn (1620-1706) is best remembered for Sylva - his magnum opus - and his Diary. Alongside Pepys', Evelyn's is as well known now as anything else written in their time. A connoisseur of many things, including architecture, painting, music, coins, and sermons,

Evelyn was renowned for his practical knowledge on horticulture and arboriculture, and he was one of the original Fellows of the Royal Society. His Diary begins with an account of his early life and travels in Europe. In addition to his own jottings of events, Evelyn drew on contemporary

newspapers and pamphlets. A less personal record than Pepys' diary, it nevertheless remains a very valuable source for English history in the seventeenth century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781023212557
Publisher:	Anson Street Press
Publication date:	03/28/2025
Pages:	302
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.63(d)

Editorial Reviews

The diary's record of Evelyn's own life and that of his family, and the entries giving his comments on current events and on the great and good of his day...are what most readers are likely to value in the diary, and this readable volume should therefore serve its purpose well.

ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW

Evelyn's social life, his contacts with public figures, his accounts of the Royal Society, his personal reflections, his comments on current events... his playgoing (of Hamlet he writes ‘but now the old playe began to disgust this refined age') - all these are here in full. For those who go to Evelyn for his literary qualities and his picture of his life and times, this is a well made selection, excellently presented.

HISTORY - Austin Woolrych

Evelyn's social life, his contacts with public figures, his accounts of the Royal Society, his personal reflections, his comments on current events... his playgoing (of Hamlet he writes 'but now the old playe began to disgust this refined age') - all these are here in full. For those who go to Evelyn for his literary qualities and his picture of his life and times, this is a well made selection, excellently presented. [Austin Woolrych] HISTORY
The diary's record of Evelyn's own life and that of his family, and the entries giving his comments on current events and on the great and good of his day...are what most readers are likely to value in the diary, and this readable volume should therefore serve its purpose well. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW

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