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Diary of a Country Parson

The Revd. James Woodforde was an English clergyman, best known for his vivid account of parish life in the 18th century. His diary, edited by John Beresford, remained unpublished until the 20th century. The diary provides a wonderfully full account of the small community in which the diarist lived — of the births and deaths, comings and goings, illnesses, and annual celebrations, along with many other details of daily life.
As a churchman, Woodforde himself was conscientious by the standards of his time, charitable and pious without being sanctimonious and again typical of his day, deeply suspicious of enthusiasm.
The value of the diary to the historian lies in the wealth of primary source material it provides, while the general reader can bring from it the authentic flavor of 18th-century English country life. - Summary by Wikipedia and John Greenman

Year of Publication: 1924Genres: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) , Memoirs

Running Time: 11 hours 41 minutes 20 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	PREFARATORY NOTE & INTRODUCTION John Greenman	29:00
2	THE DIARY-PART ONE - OXFORD AND SOMERSET CURASIES, (1758-1776) - 1758-1759 John Greenman	6:13
3	1760 John Greenman	3:55
4	1761 John Greenman	8:05
5	1762 John Greenman	9:02
6	1763 John Greenman	22:32
7	1764 John Greenman	16:49
8	1765 John Greenman	22:16
9	1766 John Greenman	16:30
10	1767 John Greenman	14:07
11	1768 John Greenman	29:26
12	1769 John Greenman	24:03
13	1770 John Greenman	15:05
14	1771 John Greenman	19:29
15	1772 John Greenman	8:07
16	1773 John Greenman	11:18
17	1774 John Greenman	40:45
18	1775 John Greenman	59:30
19	1776 John Greenman	14:30
20	THE DIARY - PART TWO - WESTON LONGVILLE, NORFOLK (1776 - 1803) - 1776 (continued) John Greenman	30:57
21	1777 John Greenman	41:27
22	1778 John Greenman	55:43
23	1779 John Greenman	59:27
24	1780 John Greenman	58:03
25	1781 - Part One (January-July) John Greenman	34:40
26	1781 - Part Two (August-December) John Greenman	50:21