John Evelyn: A Life of Domesticity (Renaissance Lives)

by John Dixon Hunt

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The work of English writer, gardener and diarist John Evelyn is of great historical value. His most famous work, his Diary, which he kept throughout his life, is considered an invaluable source of information on more than fifty years of social, cultural, religious and political life in seventeenth-century England. But Evelyn's work is often overshadowed by the literary contributions of his contemporary and friend Samuel Pepys. John Dixon Hunt's biography takes a fresh look at the life and work of one of England's greatest diarists, focusing particularly on the seventeenth-century notion of 'domesticity'. He explores Evelyn's domestic life and,...Read more
  • ISBN13 9781780238364
  • Publish Date 20 October 2017
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Reaktion Books
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 272
  • Language English