The diary and account books of Matthew Flinders, surgeon and apothecary at Donnington in south Lincolnshire, are published here for the first time. His son Matthew, a navigator and sailor, became a central figure in the early history of the Australian nation, and much is revealed about the early life of the young Matthew in his father’s diaries.
There is a wealth of detail about the home,the family and the village in which the future explorer grew up. The daily routine of business, socialising with neighbours, unusual events such as the beaching of a whale near Boston, or the visit to Donnington of Mr Powell the famous fire-eater are recorded alongside family joys and sorrows, the births and deaths of children, the passing of Flinder’s beloved wife Susanna and his subsequent remarriage. The childhood and schooling of the young Matthew are a recurring theme, and the recording of the purchase of a two-volume edition of Robinson Crusoe in 1782 perhaps gives a hint of things to come.
There is a wealth of detail about the home,the family and the village in which the future explorer grew up. The daily routine of business, socialising with neighbours, unusual events such as the beaching of a whale near Boston, or the visit to Donnington of Mr Powell the famous fire-eater are recorded alongside family joys and sorrows, the births and deaths of children, the passing of Flinder’s beloved wife Susanna and his subsequent remarriage. The childhood and schooling of the young Matthew are a recurring theme, and the recording of the purchase of a two-volume edition of Robinson Crusoe in 1782 perhaps gives a hint of things to come.
Volume 95 ‘Gratefull to Providence’ The Diary and Accounts of Matthew Flinders, Surgeon, Apothecary and Man-Midwife, 1775-1802. Volume I 1775-1784
Editors Martyn Beardsley and Nicholas Bennett
Publication Date 2007, reprinted 2008
Size 235 x 155 mm
Language English
Publisher A Lincoln Record Society publication published by the Boydell Press an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd PO Box 9, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 3DF and of Boydell & Brewer Inc. 668 Mt Hope Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620, USA
Website: www.boydellandbrewer.com
Typesetter Pru Harrison, Hacheson, Suffolk
Printer Antony Rowe Ltd., Chippenham, Wiltshire
Printed on acid-free paper
ISBN 978-0-901503-59-6
Content Contents, 1 page
Illustrations, 1 page
Acknowledgements, 1 page
Editors’ Note, 1 page
Abbreviations, 1 page
Flinders Family Tree, 2 pages
Introduction, 11 pages
The Diary and Accounts of Matthew Flinders 1775-1802, 166 pages
Dust jacket blurb The diary and account books of Matthew Flinders, surgeon and apothecary at Donnington in south Lincolnshire, are published here for the first time. His son Matthew, a navigator and sailor, became a central figure in the early history of the Australian nation, and much is revealed about the early life of the young Matthew in his father’s diaries.
There is a wealth of detail about the home,the family and the village in which the future explorer grew up. The daily routine of business, socialising with neighbours, unusual events such as the beaching of a whale near Boston, or the visit to Donnington of Mr Powell the famous fire-eater are recorded alongside family joys and sorrows, the births and deaths of children, the passing of Flinder’s beloved wife Susanna and his subsequent remarriage. The childhood and schooling of the young Matthew are a recurring theme, and the recording of the purchase of a two-volume edition of Robinson Crusoe in 1782 perhaps gives a hint of things to come.
Reviews An excellent transcription of the first of two memorandum and account books. This is an excellently-presented volume with material to interest a wide range of historians. It is clearly laid out and above all it provides a very entertaining insight into the life of an apothecary and gentleman of learning. THE LOCAL HISTORIAN.
Editors Martyn Beardsley and Nicholas Bennett
Publication Date 2007, reprinted 2008
Size 235 x 155 mm
Language English
Publisher A Lincoln Record Society publication published by the Boydell Press an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd PO Box 9, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 3DF and of Boydell & Brewer Inc. 668 Mt Hope Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620, USA
Website: www.boydellandbrewer.com
Typesetter Pru Harrison, Hacheson, Suffolk
Printer Antony Rowe Ltd., Chippenham, Wiltshire
Printed on acid-free paper
ISBN 978-0-901503-59-6
Content Contents, 1 page
Illustrations, 1 page
Acknowledgements, 1 page
Editors’ Note, 1 page
Abbreviations, 1 page
Flinders Family Tree, 2 pages
Introduction, 11 pages
The Diary and Accounts of Matthew Flinders 1775-1802, 166 pages
Dust jacket blurb The diary and account books of Matthew Flinders, surgeon and apothecary at Donnington in south Lincolnshire, are published here for the first time. His son Matthew, a navigator and sailor, became a central figure in the early history of the Australian nation, and much is revealed about the early life of the young Matthew in his father’s diaries.
There is a wealth of detail about the home,the family and the village in which the future explorer grew up. The daily routine of business, socialising with neighbours, unusual events such as the beaching of a whale near Boston, or the visit to Donnington of Mr Powell the famous fire-eater are recorded alongside family joys and sorrows, the births and deaths of children, the passing of Flinder’s beloved wife Susanna and his subsequent remarriage. The childhood and schooling of the young Matthew are a recurring theme, and the recording of the purchase of a two-volume edition of Robinson Crusoe in 1782 perhaps gives a hint of things to come.
Reviews An excellent transcription of the first of two memorandum and account books. This is an excellently-presented volume with material to interest a wide range of historians. It is clearly laid out and above all it provides a very entertaining insight into the life of an apothecary and gentleman of learning. THE LOCAL HISTORIAN.