John Evelyn and His Milieu

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Summary: By one of the best of the English diarists
Review: Collaboratively compiled and jointly edited by Frances Harris (Curator of Manuscripts at The British Library) and Michael Hunter (Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London), John Evelyn And His Milieu is a compilation of fifteen academic essays with respect to the life and times of John Evelyn (1620-1706), one of the best of the English diarists. Each of the contributors are leading experts in their respective fields and draw upon The British Library's exceptional holdings of John Evelyn's books, manuscripts and family papers. John Evelyn And His Milieu is the first compendium of original research to fully explore the depth and diversity of this gardener, environmentalist, connoisseur, bibliophile, intellectual, and influential lay Anglican of seventeenth-century England. Indeed, no 17th Century British History collection can be considered either comprehensive or complete without the inclusion of John Evelyn And His Milieu.