Autobiography of Arthur Young - With Selections From His Correspondence

Klappentext Published in 1898, these are the memoirs and selected correspondence of one of the most important eighteenth-century agriculturalists and social commentators. Zusammenfassung Arthur Young (1741–1820) was one of the most important eighteenth-century agriculturalists and social commentators. The accounts of his travels around Britain and France are vital sources for understanding rural conditions and agricultural practices. Published in 1898, these memoirs give detail to 'a life singularly interesting and singularly sad'. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Childhood and youth, 1741-59; 2. Farming and marriage, 1759-66; 3. In search of a living, 1767-75; 4. Ireland, 1770-8; 5. Farming and experiments, 1779-82; 6. First glimpse of France, 1783-5; 7. First French journey, 1786-7; 8. Travel and international friendships, 1788-89-90; 9. Patriotic proposals, 1791-2; 10. The Board of Agriculture, 1793; 11. The Secretaryship, 1794-95-96; 12. Illness and death of Bobbin, 1797; 13. Diary and correspondence, 1798, 1799, 1800; 14. Diary continued, 1801-3; 15. Approaching blindness, 1804-7; 16. Last years, 1808-20; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Arthur Young, Young Arthur
• Assisted by: Matilda Betham-Edwards (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.05.2012
• EAN: 9781108047746
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04774-6
• No. of pages: 508
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, France, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / France, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Autobiography: historical, political & military, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, Autobiography: historical, political and military, C 1700 To C 1800