Pepys is the one who is (sometimes) still read, and still frequently cited whenever the English Restoration era is mentioned. But poor John Evelyn - polymath, public citizen (and official), friend to kings and scientists, but destined always to be second fiddle to his friend Samuel Pepys in the 17th century diarist derby. I loved the three years I spent with John Evelyn and his lengthy diary. GUY DE LA BEDOYERE holds degrees in history and archaeology from the Universities of Durham and London. de Beer, published by Oxford University Press in 1955, but the text has been reworked into individual years and months while retaining the original spelling and grammar throughout. This edition has been based on the only comprehensive and accurate transcription, by E.S. In his Diary he recorded the events and experiences of his long and remarkable life there are also extensive references to his family, including his poignant recollections of the children who predeceased him. Evelyn was one of an influential group of men which included Wren, Pepys and Boyle a founding member of the Royal Society, he was also a friend of Charles II, a Commissioner for sick seamen and prisoners of war during the Dutch Wars, a prime mover behind Chelsea and Greenwich Hospitals, and a prolific author who wrote about architecture, art, arboriculture, fashion, and pollution. The Diary of John Evelyn (1620-1706) is one of the principal literary sources for life and manners in the English seventeenth century.
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