The Diary of John Evelyn (Volume 1 of 2)
John Evelyn, the English gentleman, writer on trees and gardens and founding member of the Royal Society, kept a diary for most of his long life, and it is one of the main records of seventeenth-century England. This first volume, edited from the manuscripts by William Bray and introduced by Richard Garnett, covers the years from his birth in 1620 to 1664. Evelyn describes his family and youth at Wotton in Surrey, his travels in the Low Countries, France and Italy during the Civil War, his observations of Rome, Venice and Paris, the Commonwealth years, and the return of Charles II. He writes with less gossip than Pepys, but with wide curiosity and a sober eye. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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