Memoirs of Dr Richard Gilpin, of Scaleby Castle in Cumberland - And of his Posterity in the Two Succeeding Generations (Paperback)

A physician and nonconformist minister who was active in the north of England, Richard Gilpin (1625 1700) was a popular preacher, leading large congregations, yet he faced opposition from Quakers and was ultimately unable to unite various dissenting factions. Including details about his descendants, the present work sets his story within the wider context of the Gilpin family history. First published in 1879, it was written in 1791 by fellow clergyman William Gilpin (1724 1804), an enlightened schoolmaster and writer on aesthetics. As well as covering his ancestors, William appends here his own life story, discussing his career as a teacher and his literary calling. He touches on his journeys during summer vacations when, with notebook and sketching materials, he would explore picturesque features of the British landscape. His volumes of Observations, based on these travels, are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection."

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture
Release date:	November 2014
Authors:	William Gilpin
Editors:	William Jackson
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	182
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-06716-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General
LSN:	1-108-06716-6
Barcode:	9781108067164

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