The curious world of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn
Willes, Margaret2017
Books, Manuscripts
Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn are two of the most celebrated English diarists. They were also extraordinary men and close friends. This first full portrait of that friendship transforms our understanding of their times. Pepys was earthy and shrewd, while Evelyn was a genteel aesthete, but both were drawn to intellectual pursuits. Brought together by their work to alleviate the plight of sailors caught up in the Dutch wars, they shared an inexhaustible curiosity for life and for the exotic. Willes explores their mutual interests - diary-keeping, science, travel, and a love of books - and their divergent enthusiasms, Pepys for theater and music, Evelyn for horticulture and garden design.
Main title:
The curious world of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn / Margaret Willes.
Author:
Willes, Margaret, author
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2017.
Collation:
304 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780300221398 (hbk)
Dewey class:
941.060922
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2526055