The Diary of Thomas Turner 1754-1765

By Thomas Turner

Book Overview

In the tradition of Pepys, Evelyn and Woodforde, thomas Turner 1729-1793 spent eleven years of his life recording the detailed minutiae of everyday village life in preindustrial England. A hardworking shopkeeper, he occupied a key position in East Hoathly, Sussex where he also served as undertaker, schoolmaster, and overseer to the poor. His massive journal--a third of which appears here--attests to his rightful place as an indispensable English diarist.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192818996
• ISBN13: 9780192818997
• Release Date: October 1985
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 426 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.