The Gentleman Farmer

by Henry Home and Lord Henry Home Kames

Book Overview

Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696-1782) gained recognition as an advocate at the Scottish bar, and subsequently as a judge whose writings on the philosophy, theory and practice of the law were hugely influential. However, he also took great interest in agriculture, and his wife's inheritance of a large estate in 1766 particularly focused his energies. The first edition of this work, published in 1776, rapidly became popular: reissued here is the enlarged...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108074375
• ISBN13: 9781108074377
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 478 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"