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The Chronicles of John Cannon, Excise Officer and Writing Master. 1684-1733 (Somerset, Oxfordshire, Berkshire).
John . Ed(S): Money
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Description for The Chronicles of John Cannon, Excise Officer and Writing Master. 1684-1733 (Somerset, Oxfordshire, Berkshire).
This edition is the first full scale study of John Cannon and his chronicles. Known to some as 'the poor man's Pepys', Cannon wrote a remarkably candid autobiography, during a crucial period of change in British history. Part 1 includes Cannon's account of his service in the Country Excise. Editor(s): Money, John. Series: Records of Social & Economic History. Num Pages: 420 pages, Colour plate section, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 766.
John Cannon, known to some as 'the poor man's Pepys', was the self-taught son of a Somerset farmer. Though some episodes in Cannon's life have been partially drawn upon in other studies, this edition is the first full scale study enabling Cannon and his world to be understood in their entirety. The manuscript he wrote over nearly 60 years offers a remarkably candid autobiography, crowded with people of all ranks in hundreds of different places, roles and occupations. His Chronicles also record virtually all aspects of change, at a social level seldom so continuously documented in any period, as ... Read more
John Cannon, known to some as 'the poor man's Pepys', was the self-taught son of a Somerset farmer. Though some episodes in Cannon's life have been partially drawn upon in other studies, this edition is the first full scale study enabling Cannon and his world to be understood in their entirety. The manuscript he wrote over nearly 60 years offers a remarkably candid autobiography, crowded with people of all ranks in hundreds of different places, roles and occupations. His Chronicles also record virtually all aspects of change, at a social level seldom so continuously documented in any period, as ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
Series
Records of Social & Economic History
Number of Pages
420
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780197264546
SKU
V9780197264546
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Reviews for The Chronicles of John Cannon, Excise Officer and Writing Master. 1684-1733 (Somerset, Oxfordshire, Berkshire).
The "Chronicles" provide not just a remarkable insight into the material, mental and moral world of one individual, but also of the period in which he lived... an incredibly rich source, and the British Academy and the Oxford University Press are to be congratulated for making this superb edition of it available. Equally, John Money is to be thanked for ... Read more