Kilvert's diaries are famous throughout the world. They are acclaimed for quality of the diaryist's response to Victorian society and his passionate love of the natural world. Life in his two homes, near Chippenham and on the Radnor-Hereford border (now known as 'Kilvert Country') shines through his writing. But what do the heavily abridged diaries tell us of Kilvert himself? The asnwer, surprisingly, is very little. In this first full length biography, David Lockwood uses the diaries, local sources and his wide knowledge ...
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Kilvert's diaries are famous throughout the world. They are acclaimed for quality of the diaryist's response to Victorian society and his passionate love of the natural world. Life in his two homes, near Chippenham and on the Radnor-Hereford border (now known as 'Kilvert Country') shines through his writing. But what do the heavily abridged diaries tell us of Kilvert himself? The asnwer, surprisingly, is very little. In this first full length biography, David Lockwood uses the diaries, local sources and his wide knowledge of the period to present a new view of Francis Kilvert. He appears as devout and literary, gentle and compassionate, easily and passionately moved by all kinds of beauty, a man of his times. This new study adds massively to our understanding of the man, his writings and the society which shaped them.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 300grams, ISBN: 1854110330.
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Very Good. Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. The author published this biography in honor of the 150th anniversary of Francis Kilvert's birth, using Kilvert's rt's diaries, local sources, and his wide knowledge of the period. Kilvert's diaries are widely known for their response to Victorian society and his love of the natural world. Francis Kilvert, 1840-1879, was an English clergyman remembered widely for his diaries which provide a charming portrait of rural Britain in the 19th Century. Clean and bright illustrated hinged cover, unmarked, tight, solid & square. A bare touch of edgewear. Internals also spotless, pages toned on edges. Contemporary photographs, many published here for the first time. 164 pages. 8.5 x 5.4 inches. Poetry Wales Press, UK, 1990.
