The Diary of a Cotswold Parson - Couverture souple

Witts, Francis E.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1848680155 ISBN 13 : 9781848680159

Editeur : Amberley Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

The diary of a Cotswold parson, from 1820 to 1852, throws new light on to a fascinating period of English social history. It was just before the railways made travel faster, and we are astonished how well the Reverend F. E. Witts manages to commute from Upper Slaughter to Gloucester on his horse or in his carriage. He is a shrewd observer and notices how the fashionable world behaves as he passes through Cheltenham, and how the building of the town progresses. For the first time we discover that John Forbes the architect of the beautiful Pittville Pumproom was sentenced for fraud to transportation for life, even though it was subsequently commuted to a few years in prison. Witts may not savour each unique experience to the same extent as the diarist parson Kilvert did later in the century; but he had far wider and more interesting contacts. His references, for instance, to the widow of Warren Hastings, to Dr. Jenner, to the bibliophile Sir Thomas Phillipps, the philanthropist Samuel Warneford, or to Bishop Monk, enable us to form much more complete pictures of these historical figures. Reading the diary is an enjoyable experience for anyone; but particularly for those who love Gloucestershire.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Francis Witts was born 1783 and from the age of 15 he kept a diary in one form or another. He was educated at Oxford and entered the Church. In 1808 he became rector of Upper Slaughter, previously held by his uncle Ferdinando Travell. He married Margaret Backhouse in 1808 and they had one son. Margaret died in 1850. He died of a heart attack while sat at lunch, 18 August 1854 aged 71.

David Cecil Wynter Verey was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he obtained an MA degree in architecture, and became an ARIBA in 1940 He was a captain in the Royal Fusiliers, and was later seconded to SOE. He was a noted architectural historian and produced the two Pevsner volumes on Gloucestershire. He was married to the renowned gardener Rosemary Verey. David was chairman of Alan Sutton Publishing Limited 1978 to 1984.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Amberley Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1848680155
• ISBN 13: 9781848680159
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Éditeur: Verey David Cecil Wynter
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