English diarist, gardener, and 'virtuoso' whose writings informed Restoration culture and the early modern republic of letters. His diary records politics, art, science, and everyday life, while his printed works range from forestry and gardening to moral reflection.
Read by Emerson (see Emerson's Reading), Thoreau (see Thoreau's Reading) & Alcott (see Alcott's Library)
1 title in the Cabinet
Full title: Fables of Aesop and other eminent mythologists : with morals and reflections
The Dial's edition: 1699
A gardener's almanac with practical advice organized by month.
Read by Emerson (see Emerson's Library) & Alcott (see Alcott's Library)
