# The Diary of John Evelyn (Volume 1 of 2)

By John Evelyn.

"The Diary of John Evelyn (Volume 1 of 2)" by John Evelyn is a diary first published in 1818. This chronicle spans from 1640 to 1706, documenting the life of a Royalist gentleman and virtuoso through decades of English history. Beginning when Evelyn was a student at the Middle Temple, the entries blend contemporary observations with later reflections compiled from notes. His travels, encounters, and experiences offer a window into seventeenth-century life, creating a work that would later inspire attention to Samuel Pepys's more famous diary. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Commentator: Richard Garnett
- Editor: William Bray
- Subjects: Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714; Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- Early works to 1800; Evelyn, John, 1620-1706 -- Diaries; Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800

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- [Diaries of John Evelyn Volume I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/18207) by John Evelyn (18 h 10 min, English)

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