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Brief Lives
John Aubrey
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Description for Brief Lives
Paperback. John Aubrey was born in 1626. At the age of 26, he inherited a family estate encumbered with debt, and finally went bankrupt in the 1670s. From then on he led a sociable, rootless existence. At his death in 1697, he left a mass of notes and manuscripts. This book reproduces his words as closely as possible, and introduces Aubrey and his world. Editor(s): Barber, Richard. Series: First Person Singular. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
John Aubrey's racy portraits of the great figures of 17th-centuryEngland stand alongside Pepys's diary as a vivid evocation of theperiod. Aubrey was born in 1626, the son of a Wiltshire squire; at theage of 26 he inherited a family estate encumbered with debt, andfinally went bankrupt in the 1670s. From then on he led a sociable,rootless existence at the houses of friends from Oxford and theMiddle Temple pursuing the antiquarian studies which had alwaysobsessed him. At his death in 1697 he left a mass of notes andmanuscripts, among them the material for Brief Lives. He nevermanaged to ... Read more
John Aubrey's racy portraits of the great figures of 17th-centuryEngland stand alongside Pepys's diary as a vivid evocation of theperiod. Aubrey was born in 1626, the son of a Wiltshire squire; at theage of 26 he inherited a family estate encumbered with debt, andfinally went bankrupt in the 1670s. From then on he led a sociable,rootless existence at the houses of friends from Oxford and theMiddle Temple pursuing the antiquarian studies which had alwaysobsessed him. At his death in 1697 he left a mass of notes andmanuscripts, among them the material for Brief Lives. He nevermanaged to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
338
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
First Person Singular
Condition
New
Weight
472g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843831129
SKU
V9781843831129
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About John Aubrey
Richard Barber has published widely on medieval history. The Knight and Chivalry won the 1971 Somerset Maugham Award. His other major interest is historical biography with books on Henry Plantagenet and the Black Prince. His most recent book is Edward III and the Triumph of England: The Battle of Cr cy and the Order of the Garter.
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