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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 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 forest-trees together with a historical account of the sacredness and use of standing groves."
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