Brief Lives, Vol. 1 by John Aubrey
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"Brief Lives, Vol. 1" by John Aubrey is a collection of short biographies written in the last decades of the 17th century. Aubrey gathered intimate portraits of notable figures including Francis Bacon, William Shakespeare, and Thomas Hobbes by seeking out people who personally knew his subjects. Left chaotic at his death, the manuscripts were later organized by editors. Beloved for its gossipy tone and vivid glimpses into the unofficial lives of the
famous, Aubrey's work captures colorful details that formal documents never could. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Aubrey, John, 1626-1697 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Clark, Andrew, 1856-1922 |
| Title | Brief Lives, Vol. 1 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brief_Lives |
| Credits |
Produced by Richard Tonsing, Malcolm Farmer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe |
| Subject | Great Britain -- Biography |
| Subject | Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714 -- Biography |
| Subject | Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Biography |
| Subject | Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603 -- Biography |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 47787 |
| Release Date | Dec 26, 2014 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1776 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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