John Evelyn
John Evelyn (31 October 162027 February 1706) was an English writer, landowner, gardener, courtier and minor government official, who is now best known as a diarist. He was a founding Fellow of the Royal Society.John Evelyn's diary, or memoir, spanned the period of his adult life from 1640, when he was a student, to 1706, the year he died. He did not write daily at all times. The many volumes provide insight into life and events at a time before regular magazines or newspapers were published, making diaries of greater interest to modern historians than such works might have been at later periods. Evelyn's work covers art, culture and politics, including the execution of Charles I, Oliver Cromwell's rise and eventual natural death, the last Great Plague of London, and the Great Fire of London in 1666.
''John Evelyn's Diary'' was first published posthumously in 1818, but over the years was overshadowed by that of Samuel Pepys. Pepys wrote a different kind of diary, in the same era but covering a much shorter period, 1660–1669, and in much greater depth.
Among the many subjects Evelyn wrote about, gardening was an increasing obsession, and he left a huge manuscript on the subject that was not printed until 2001. He published several translations of French gardening books, and his ''Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-Trees'' (1664) was highly influential in its plea to landowners to plant trees, of which he believed the country to be dangerously short. Sections from his main manuscript were added to editions of this, and also published separately. Provided by Wikipedia
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141by La Quintinie, Jean de, 1626-1688Other Authors: “...Evelyn, John, 1620-1706...”
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142by La Quintinie, Jean de, 1626-1688Other Authors: “...Evelyn, John, 1620-1706...”
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143by John Chrysostom, Saint, d. 407Other Authors: “...Evelyn, John, 1620-1706...”
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144by John Chrysostom, Saint, d. 407Other Authors: “...Evelyn, John, 1620-1706...”
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145by Bonnefons, Nicolas deOther Authors: “...Evelyn, John, 1620-1706...”
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149by Bonnefons, Nicolas deOther Authors: “...Evelyn, John, 1620-1706...”
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151by Bonnefons, Nicolas deOther Authors: “...Evelyn, John, 1620-1706...”
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152by Lodge, James P.Other Authors: “...Evelyn, John, 1620-1706...”
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155by Pepys, Samuel, 1633-1703Other Authors: “...Evelyn, John, 1620-1706...”
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156by Pepys, Samuel, 1633-1703Other Authors: “...Evelyn, John, 1620-1706...”
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160by Nicole, Pierre, 1625-1695Other Authors: “...Evelyn, John, 1620-1706...”
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