Title: John Evelyn : living for ingenuity /
Authors: Darley, Gillian.
Publisher: Yale University Press,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Evelyn, John,; Authors, English Biography; Diarists Great Britain Biography.; Gardeners Great Britain Biography.; Air Pollution prevention & control; Great Britain History Biography.; Great Britain Court and courtiers Biography.
Abstract: "This new biography ... is the first to make full use of Evelyn's huge unpublished archive deposited at the British Library in 1995. This crucial source evokes a broader and richer picture of Evelyn, his life and his friendships, than permitted by his own celebrated diaries."--Jacket.
Contents: The early years -- The fruits of travel -- 'Out of the garden into paradice' -- 'Sweete Mrs. Eveling' -- 'A very great alarme' -- 'I am exceedingly happy heere' -- Wise men possessing themselves in patience -- Planting cabbages and blotting paper -- Restoration -- City and country -- The active life -- Paris and London -- Perpetual motion -- Endeavour to submit -- An absolute philosopher.