| Two Yorkshire Diaries: The Diary of Arthur Jessop and Ralph Ward's Journal Contributor(s): Jessop, Arthur (Author), Ward, Ralph (Author), Whiting, C. E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1108058396 ISBN-13: 9781108058391 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 942 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.72 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These diaries by Ralph Ward (fl. 1754-6) and Arthur Jessop (1682-1751) were first published in 1952 and paint a valuable portrait of the trials, tribulations and pleasures of everyday life for the middle classes in rural Yorkshire in the mid-eighteenth century. A transcription of Jessop's diary from 1861 was first discovered in a Huddersfield bookshop in 1927. A local apothecary and pious community man, Jessop depicts the cycles of life in West Yorkshire, displaying a very British preoccupation with the weather. His diary, which covers the period 1730-46, notably discusses the impact of the Jacobite uprising of 1745. Ralph Ward was a fairly wealthy cattle trader, farmer and businessman in North Yorkshire. He was involved in local government, which he describes factually and clearly. His diary, covering the period 1754-6, also discusses business transactions, farming methods and, of course, the weather. |