Plomer, William. (Editor). Kilvert's Diary: Volume Two. 23 August 1871 - 13 May 1874. , London: Jonathan Cape, 1969.

Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo 0224603736 Kilvert's Diary: Volume Two. 23 August 1871 - 13 May 1874. Dust wrapper unclipped. Green cloth spine with gilt lettering on spine, marbled covers with gilt initials. Map endpaper. Selections from the Diary of the Rev. Francis Kilvert, chosen, edited and introduced by William Plomer. 448 pages clean and tight. This Diary, which paints a unique picture of country life in mid-Victorian times, has come to be recognized as a classic: its author has been compared to Dorothy Wordsworth, whom he admired, and even to Pepys. It was kept from January 1870 until March 1879, and was closely written in twenty-two notebooks. -'These three volumes are somethihg more than a solace and source of relaxation ... time has proved them to be one of the most interesting and entertaining diaries ever written and an addition to English literature ... Kilvert's greatest gift was the gift of sight ... in his diary the gift of observation combines with the gift of expression to produce an astonishingly vivid series of pictures of this country with which he had so marked ~n affinity ... Kilvert's diary is an entertaining, individual and often beautiful piece of writing.' The Times Literary Supplemen. 'Beautifully produced ... the placid rhythm of his life, as the placid rhythm of his style, has a sedative effect ... His diary attracts us by the simplicity of its detail ... It is. an excellent period piece.' HAROLD NICOL5ON. 'The best picture of quiet vicarage life in Victorian England that has yet been given us.' JOHN BETJEMAN (Book ref. 126758)  £25.00

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