Memoir of John Aubrey F.R.S. Embracing His Auto-Biographical Sketches a Brief Review of His Personal and Literary Merits and an Account of His Works; With Extracts from His Correspondence Anecdotes of Some of His Contemporaries and of the Times In...

Memoir of John Aubrey F.R.S. Embracing His Auto-Biographical Sketches a Brief Review of His Personal and Literary Merits and an Account of His Works by John Britton delves into the life and works of John Aubrey a prominent figure in British scholarship. The book explores Aubrey's contributions to antiquarian research topography and biography shedding light on his character motivations and collaborations with other scholars. Through a careful examination of Aubrey's writings correspondence and interactions with contemporaries the book offers a comprehensive insight into the intellectual and social landscape of seventeenth-century England.