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Book SynopsisThe Letterbooks of John Evelyn, a collection of more than eight hundred letters selected by Evelyn himself, constitutes an essential new resource for scholars of seventeenth-century England.
Trade Review'The book is pleasingly designed. Chambers and Galbraith have made such an interesting and important text available for the first time that it would be churlish not to applaud.' -- John Considine English Studies in Canada vol 41:03:2015 'The edition is in many ways exemplary. It is well produced and beautifully illustrated...The letters are meticulously annotated... the actual text is preceded by a brilliant introduction... In almost every respect this is an editorial triumph.' -- Michael Hunter Isis vol 106:04:2015 'The Letterbooks of John Evelyn is a must-have resource for scholars, educators, and librarians interested in English Revolution and Restoration.' -- Ryan Hackenbracht Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada vol 53:02:2016 'These volumes constitute a monument hung up for posterity; it is now properly displayed and its use will be a fitting appreciation of an impressive achievement. The editors deserve a great deal of it.' -- Conal Condren Renaissance Quarterly vol 68:04:2015
Table of ContentsIllustrations List Preface Abbreviations Introduction Note on the Text Glossary Volume I * Add 78298 (Books I-III) * Liber I * Liber II * Liber III Volume II Add 78299 (Book IV) Evelyn's correspondents Bibliography Index
