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John Evelyn : living for ingenuity / Gillian Darley.
Van Pelt Library PR3433.E5 Z63 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Darley, Gillian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Evelyn, John, 1620-1706.
- Evelyn, John.
- Authors, English--Early modern, 1500-1700--Biography.
- Authors, English.
- Gardeners.
- Great Britain.
- Diarists--Great Britain--Biography.
- Diarists.
- Gardeners--Great Britain--Biography.
- Great Britain--History--Stuarts, 1603-1714--Biography.
- History.
- Great Britain--Court and courtiers--Biography.
- Courts and courtiers.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 382 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, [2006]
- Contents:
- John Evelyn's Works ix
- Chapter 1 Early Years 1
- Chapter 2 The Fruits of Travel 19
- Chapter 3 'Out of the Garden into Paradice' 37
- Chapter 4 'Sweete Mrs Eveling' 56
- Chapter 5 'A very great Alarme' 77
- Chapter 6 'I am exceedingly happy heere' 93
- Chapter 7 Wise Men Possessing Themselves in Patience 113
- Chapter 8 Planting Cabbages and Blotting Paper 136
- Chapter 9 Restoration 155
- Chapter 10 City and Country 175
- Chapter 11 The Active Life 192
- Chapter 12 Paris and London 214
- Chapter 13 Perpetual Motion 233
- Chapter 14 Endeavour to Submit 254
- Chapter 15 An Absolute Philosopher 279.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [308]-357) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0300112270
- 9780300112276
- OCLC:
- 70199859
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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