Leighton Library has 1776 edition of "Sylva: a discourse of forest-trees together with a historical account of the sacredness and use of standing groves" by John Evelyn

Added by Leighton Library at 06:33 on 31 May 2025

#OnThisDay 31 May 1669 famed English diarist Samuel Pepys recorded his final diary entry. Writer, gardener and diarist John Evelyn was a contemporary of Pepys, but Evelyn’s diaries, or memoirs, were not published until later. The Leighton Library has a 1776 edition of his "Sylva: a discourse of fore...

Leighton Library has 1772-1773 editions of "Oeuvres de Monsieur de Voltaire" by Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet)

Added by Leighton Library at 07:05 on 30 May 2025

The Leighton Library has 1772-1773 editions of "Oeuvres de Monsieur de Voltaire," Voltaire being the nom de plume of French Enlightenment author, historian, and philosopher François-Marie Arouet, who died #OnThisDay 30 May 1778. He was one of the first authors to become renowned and commercially suc...

Leighton Library has 1658 edition of "Les vies des Saints Pères des déserts et de quelques Saintes" by Robert Arnauld d’Andilly

Added by Leighton Library at 06:44 on 28 May 2025

The Leighton Library has a 1658 edition of "Les vies des Saints Pères des déserts et de quelques Saintes" by French poet, writer and translator, Robert Arnauld d’Andilly was born #OnThisDay 28 May 1589. He was renowned in the development of pruning of fruit trees, and was conseiller d’État (speciali...

Leighton Library has 1614 edition of "Relatio ad reges & principes christianos" by Caspar Schoppe

Added by Leighton Library at 10:24 on 27 May 2025

He was referred to as "a man of a restless spirit and a malicious pen!" #OnThisDay 27 May 1576 German controversialist and scholar Caspar Schoppe was born. Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has a 1614 edition of his "Relatio ad reges & principes christianos"

Leighton Library has 1816 edition of “Natural Theology or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity” by William Paley

Added by Leighton Library at 06:16 on 25 May 2025

The Leighton Library has a 1816 edition of the best known work of clergyman & philosopher William Paley (who died #OnThisDay 25 May 1805) “Natural Theology or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity.” This book presented the intelligent design argument for the existence of God and inc...