Project Gutenberg 2014-12-27 Public domain in the USA. 191 Aubrey, John 1626 1697 Clark, Andrew 1856 1922 Brief Lives, Vol. 2 Produced by Richard Tonsing, Malcolm Farmer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Brief Lives, Vol. 2" by John Aubrey is a collection of biographical sketches focused on notable contemporaries, written during the late 17th century. This volume, edited posthumously from Aubrey's manuscripts, contains brief accounts of various historical figures, shedding light on their lives, contributions, and personalities. The work provides a fascinating glimpse into the lives of those who influenced early modern England, emphasizing the importance of personal anecdotes and contextual details. The opening of the volume introduces a series of short biographical entries that include a diverse range of individuals, from inventors and physicians to poets and politicians. Each entry is marked by Aubrey's observational style, where he captures not only the achievements of the figures but also their unique characteristics and stories. For example, the text discusses figures such as Ingelbert, who developed a significant water supply project for London, and Henry Isaacson, a learned man who served as secretary to a bishop. The engaging anecdotes provided by Aubrey invite readers to reflect on the social and historical tapestry of the period, setting a tone that balances historical significance with personal storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- Biography Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714 -- Biography Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Biography Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603 -- Biography DA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 1439653 1439655 2024-09-20T05:24:17.775236 2023-09-20T15:21:28.257372 text/html text/html 1449660 2014-12-27T01:11:42 text/html; charset=us-ascii 1488134 2014-12-27T01:11:44 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 1733315 2024-09-20T05:25:24.106883 application/epub+zip 1749019 2024-09-20T05:24:35.978119 application/epub+zip 707334 2024-09-20T05:24:26.323143 application/epub+zip 2080761 2024-09-20T05:25:46.245755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1882465 2024-09-20T05:25:08.186944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 910875 2022-09-21T17:04:49.458670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 811202 2024-09-20T05:24:09.890724 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 811178 2014-12-27T01:11:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 320362 2014-12-27T01:11:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19124 2024-09-20T05:25:46.471880 application/rdf+xml 12260 2024-09-20T05:24:26.819144 image/jpeg 2349 2024-09-20T05:24:26.578147 image/jpeg 1481840 2024-09-20T05:24:17.908219 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia