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The Diary of Edmund Harrold, Wigmaker of Manchester 1712-15 (Hardcover, New Ed)
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The Diary of Edmund Harrold, Wigmaker of Manchester 1712-15 (Hardcover, New Ed)
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The survival of Edmund Harrold's diary for the years 1712-1715 is a
remarkable piece of luck for historians. Not only are such diaries
for the 'middling sort' rare for this period, but few provide so
candid an insight into the everyday concerns and troubles of early
eighteenth century life. Providing a full transcription of the
diary, with a substantial introduction and scholarly references,
this edition (the first since a partial transcription in the
nineteenth century) offers a unique insight into both a troubled
individual, and the society in which he lived and worked. Born in
1678, Edmund Harrold seems to have worked his whole life in
Manchester as a barber and wigmaker, with a sideline in book
dealing. The period covered by his diary, although short, is rich
in its insights into his life and thoughts. It lays open his
struggles with alcohol, his attitudes to (and frequency of) marital
sex, his reactions to the death of his three wives and 5 children,
and his religious meditations upon these and other subjects. The
diary also relates the ups and downs of his business, together with
the day-to-day realities of a provincial barber, from cutting hair,
to wig making, to unblocking the nipples of wet nurses (the only
medical service he records performing). What emerges from the these
pages is a fascinating snapshot into the social, professional and
private life of an impoverished inhabitant of Manchester during a
period of profound social and economic change. It is impossible to
read the diary without developing some sense of empathy with this
troubled man, but more than this, it puts flesh onto the bones of
history, reminding us that the people we read about and study were
all individuals.
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