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The Diary of a Cotswold Parson (Paperback)
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The Diary of a Cotswold Parson (Paperback)
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The diary of a Cotswold parson, from 1820 to 1852, throws new light
on to a fascinating period of English social history. It was just
before the railways made travel faster, and we are astonished how
well the Reverend F. E. Witts manages to commute from Upper
Slaughter to Gloucester on his horse or in his carriage.He is a
shrewd observer and notices how the fashionable world behaves as he
passes through Cheltenham, and how the building of the town
progresses. For the first time we discover that John Forbes the
architect of the beautiful Pittville Pump-room was sentenced for
fraud to transportation for life, even though it was subsequently
commuted to a few years in prison.Witts may not savour each unique
experience to the same extent as the diarist parson Kilvert did
later in the century; but he had far wider and more interesting
contacts. His references, for instance, to the widow of Warren
Hastings, to Dr Jenner, to the bibliophile Sir Thomas Phillipps,
the philanthropist Samuel Warneford, or to Bishops Monk, enable us
to form much more complete pictures of these historical figures.
Reading the diary is an enjoyable experience for anyone; but
particularly for those who love Gloucestershire.
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