The Diary of Robert Sharp of South Cave: Life in a Yorkshire Village, 1812-1837

ISBN-13: 9780197261736 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 667 str.

Crowther Crowther; Robert Sharp; Janice E. Crowther

Opis

This diary gives a vivid picture of life in a Yorkshire village between the Napoleonic Wars and the Victorian era. Robert Sharp, schoolmaster, village constable, shopkeeper, and tax collector, was in a unique position to observe the affairs of the village and the lives of his fellow-villagers, whom he describes with wry humor and affection, often quoting their conversations verbatim. He also gives a contemporary view, at the local level, of events of national and international importance.

Recenzje

The editors of this readable and informative diary have done a first-class job, with extensive explanatory notes and a long introduction about the diarist, his Wolds village, and the times in which he lived. This account of rural life is of far more than parochial interest, for it shows how aware of national concerns country people were and how their lives were affected by events beyond their control.