Sir Francis Henry Drake (1723-1794) (eBook, PDF)

Letters from the Country, Letters from the City
Redaktion: Scott-Stokes, Charity; Lumb, Alan

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Produktbeschreibung

Letters offering a rich insight into eighteenth-century life both in Devon and in London

In 1740, at the age of 17, Sir Francis Henry Drake of Buckland and Nutwell in Devon succeeded his father as Baronet and in due course followed him as MP for Bere Alston. This volume presents 320 letters written to Sir Francis between 1740 and 1778 by his Devon overseer, Nicholas Rowe, and by his London agent, William Hudson, who was a well-known apothecary and botanist and author of Flora Anglica (1762).
The early letters from Devon have much to say about elections and related property dealings in the pocket borough of Bere Alston, while the later ones centre on Sir Francis's reshaping of Nutwell Court and its gardens.
Health matters are an issue throughout, and the letters from London are a rich source of information on eighteenth-century medical practice in the city as well as in the country. They also informed Sir Francis about London society and parliamentary business during the months he spent in Devon.
Taken as a whole, they offer a rich insight into eighteenth-century life both in Devon and in London.

CHARITY SCOTT-STOKES (M.A., D.Phil.) is a retired university lecturer, secondary school teacher, free-lance translator and editor. ALAN LUMB (B.A., M.A.) is a retired sociology lecturer and secondary school teacher with special interests in vernacular architecture, plants and gardens.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Abingdon Press
• Seitenzahl: 347
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781787447066
• Artikelnr.: 63556213

Autorenporträt

Charity Scott-Stokes, Alan Lumb

Inhaltsangabe

General Introduction Elections and Infrastructure Buckland Abbey and
Nutwell Court: Buildings Nutwell: Planting the Landscape Healthways and Two
Eighteenth-Century Devonshire Estates Editorial method The Letters I: From
Nicholas Rowe to Sir Francis Henry Drake, 1740-1754 The Letters II: From
Nicholas Rowe to Sir Francis Henry Drake, 1754-1775 The Letters III: From
William Hudson to Sir Francis Henry Drake, 1767-1778 Bibliography