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Memoirs of Dr Richard Gilpin, of Scaleby Castle in Cumberland: And of his Posterity in the Two Succeeding Generations

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Memoirs of Dr Richard Gilpin, of Scaleby Castle in Cumberland: And of his Posterity in the Two Succeeding Generations
Authors and Contributors      By (author) William Gilpin
Edited by William Jackson
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:182
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreThe arts - general issues
ISBN/Barcode 9781108067164
ClassificationsDewey:942
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 6 November 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A physician and nonconformist minister who was active in the north of England, Richard Gilpin (1625-1700) was a popular preacher, leading large congregations, yet he faced opposition from Quakers and was ultimately unable to unite various dissenting factions. Including details about his descendants, the present work sets his story within the wider context of the Gilpin family history. First published in 1879, it was written in 1791 by fellow clergyman William Gilpin (1724-1804), an enlightened schoolmaster and writer on aesthetics. As well as covering his ancestors, William appends here his own life story, discussing his career as a teacher and his literary calling. He touches on his journeys during summer vacations when, with notebook and sketching materials, he would explore picturesque features of the British landscape. His volumes of Observations, based on these travels, are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection.