Main entry:

Darley, Gillian.

Title & Author:

John Evelyn : living for ingenuity / Gillian Darley.

Publication:

New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, ©2006.

Description:

xiv, 382 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-357) and index.
The early years -- The fruits of travel -- 'Out of the garden into paradice' -- 'Sweete Mrs. Eveling' -- 'A very great alarme' -- 'I am exceedingly happy heere' -- Wise men possessing themselves in patience -- Planting cabbages and blotting paper -- Restoration -- City and country -- The active life -- Paris and London -- Perpetual motion -- Endeavour to submit -- An absolute philosopher.

Summary:

"This new biography ... is the first to make full use of Evelyn's huge unpublished archive deposited at the British Library in 1995. This crucial source evokes a broader and richer picture of Evelyn, his life and his friendships, than permitted by his own celebrated diaries."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Table of contents only

ISBN:

0300112270 (alk. paper)
9780300112276 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Evelyn, John, 1620-1706.
Evelyn, John 1620-1706
Evelyn, John.
Authors, English Early modern, 1500-1700 Biography.
Diarists Great Britain Biography.
Gardeners Great Britain Biography.
Air Pollution prevention & control
Jardiniers Grande-Bretagne Biographies.
Authors, English
Authors, English Early modern
Courts and courtiers
Diarists
Gardeners
Great Britain History Stuarts, 1603-1714 Biography.
Great Britain Court and courtiers Biography.
Grande-Bretagne Histoire 1603-1714 (Stuarts) Biographies.
Great Britain

Form/genre:

Biography
Biographie.
collective biographies.
History
Biographies
Biografie.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 261855
Call No.: BIB 192902
Status: Available