Diaries of a Yorkshire Farmer, 1823-27
Book Description
7.0 cm x 11.5 cm. Five individual notebooks that have been stitched and bound together. Manuscript. A small section of the front cover of the first notebook has been torn off and there is some wear to the cover, as would be expected. Otherwise in good condition. The pages are tight in the binding, the pages are bright and the ink has not faded.
Dealer Notes
These diaries, covering a four year period from 1823-27, offer a fascinating insight into the daily life, the coming and goings, of a typical Yorkshire farmer. Entries are short and informative: "Sheep taken out of Wardman's field", "Went to Bishop Thorp [sic]" and "York Minster in Morning". Each day is described in a single line, and, entry by entry, a detailed picture of uneducated farmer, based somewhere near York, is built up. Taking animals out to graze, a trip to York, shooting, fishing, Church, the weather — there is no shortage of these descriptions, fragments of a typical early 19th century rural life.
Author
A Yorkshire farmer, based somewhere near York
Date
1823-27
Condition
Good
Pages
120
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