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Kilvert, Robert Francis
Kilvert, Robert Francis (1840–79). Kilvert, a young Victorian curate, kept a diary in the 1870s when he served at Clyro, near Hay-on-Wye, and assisted his father at Langley Burrell, near Chippenham. He was born at Hardenhuish (Wilts.), where his father was vicar, and educated at Wadham College, Oxford, taking an undistinguished fourth in law and history. His simple and direct style and his keen interest in the country people he met on his walks and visits make his diary a vivid and moving account of the period—the mysterious family at Mouse castle, the dissenting ministers boating on Llangorse Lake, the curate of Cusop's extraordinary misfortune. Kilvert died of peritonitis four weeks after his marriage, and is buried at Bredwardine, his last living. The diary was first published in 1938.
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JOHN CANNON. "Kilvert, Robert Francis." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Kilvert, Robert Francis." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-KilvertRobertFrancis.html JOHN CANNON. "Kilvert, Robert Francis." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-KilvertRobertFrancis.html |
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Kilvert, Robert Francis
Kilvert, Robert Francis (1840–79). Kilvert, a young Victorian curate, kept a diary in the 1870s when he served at Clyro, near Hay‐on‐Wye, and assisted his father at Langley Burrell, near Chippenham. His simple and direct style and his keen interest in the country people he met on his walks make his diary a vivid and moving account of the period. Kilvert died of peritonitis four weeks after his marriage, and is buried at Bredwardine, his last living.
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JOHN CANNON. "Kilvert, Robert Francis." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Kilvert, Robert Francis." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-KilvertRobertFrancis.html JOHN CANNON. "Kilvert, Robert Francis." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-KilvertRobertFrancis.html |
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Kilvert, (Robert) Francis
Kilvert, (Robert) Francis (1840–79), became vicar of Bredwardine in 1877. He is remembered for his diary (3 vols, 1938–40, ed. W. Plomer), kept from 1870 until his death. It provides a full portrait of the author and the remote and beautiful region of the Welsh borders where he lived and worked. He records the landscape, the distresses of his parishioners, the life of the gentry, and the beauty of girls from early childhood to young womanhood.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Kilvert, (Robert) Francis." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Kilvert, (Robert) Francis." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-KilvertRobertFrancis.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Kilvert, (Robert) Francis." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-KilvertRobertFrancis.html |
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