The Notebooks of Nehemiah Wallington, 1618–1654

A Selection

Nonfiction, History
Cover of the book The Notebooks of Nehemiah Wallington, 1618–1654 by , Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781351884808
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: March 2, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781351884808
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: March 2, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Writings by early-modern English artisans are rare and thus precious. London wood-turner and puritan, Nehemiah Wallington (1598-1658) is exceptional for having compiled fifty notebooks between 1618 and 1654. Although only seven of these are extant, they not only provide a wealth of valuable information about life in seventeenth-century London, but more importantly give access to the author's personal world, both inner and outer. Providing substantial excerpts from the surviving notebooks, this edition covers the broad range of subjects that animated Wallington's everyday life. Accounts of incidents in his domestic, working and religious life sit side by side with sustained meditations on his spiritual state; reports on national events are given, along with their possible providential meanings. Particularly illuminating are Wallington's reflections on his own mental wellbeing, at times suicidal, at others ecstatic. From letters on religious matters to expressions of anxiety over the illnesses and mishaps of his wife and children, from vexed thoughts about money matters to chronicling the tumults of civil war London, this collection provides a window into everyday life in seventeenth-century England. By making the writings of Nehemiah Wallington available in a modern edited edition, fully footnoted and referenced, together with a substantial scholarly introduction, we hope that this little-known London wood-turner will soon take his deserved place besides Pepys and Evelyn as one of the authentic voices commenting on early modern England.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Writings by early-modern English artisans are rare and thus precious. London wood-turner and puritan, Nehemiah Wallington (1598-1658) is exceptional for having compiled fifty notebooks between 1618 and 1654. Although only seven of these are extant, they not only provide a wealth of valuable information about life in seventeenth-century London, but more importantly give access to the author's personal world, both inner and outer. Providing substantial excerpts from the surviving notebooks, this edition covers the broad range of subjects that animated Wallington's everyday life. Accounts of incidents in his domestic, working and religious life sit side by side with sustained meditations on his spiritual state; reports on national events are given, along with their possible providential meanings. Particularly illuminating are Wallington's reflections on his own mental wellbeing, at times suicidal, at others ecstatic. From letters on religious matters to expressions of anxiety over the illnesses and mishaps of his wife and children, from vexed thoughts about money matters to chronicling the tumults of civil war London, this collection provides a window into everyday life in seventeenth-century England. By making the writings of Nehemiah Wallington available in a modern edited edition, fully footnoted and referenced, together with a substantial scholarly introduction, we hope that this little-known London wood-turner will soon take his deserved place besides Pepys and Evelyn as one of the authentic voices commenting on early modern England.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Race, Class and the Changing Division of Labour Under Apartheid by
Cover of the book Balkan Prehistory by
Cover of the book The Empty Place by
Cover of the book Liberating the Corporate Soul by
Cover of the book Dada & Surrealism by
Cover of the book German Reunification by
Cover of the book Sexual Awareness by
Cover of the book The Therapist's Notebook for Integrating Spirituality in Counseling II by
Cover of the book Actor-Network Theory in Education by
Cover of the book Risk and Liability in Air Law by
Cover of the book Internal Conflict and the International Community by
Cover of the book Digital Intermediates for Film and Video by
Cover of the book Advanced Manufacturing Technologies and Workforce Development by
Cover of the book Neoliberalizing the University: Implications for American Democracy by
Cover of the book China's Banking Law and the National Treatment of Foreign-Funded Banks by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy