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Memoirs on the Life and Travels of Thomas Hammond, 1748-1775.
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| 著者・編者 | Boulukos, George E. (ed.), |
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| 出版社 | (University of Virginia Press, US) |
| 出版年月 | 2017 |
| ページ数 | 272 pp. |
| 言語 | ENG |
| ニュース番号 | ＜A04-44334＞ |
解説
A lavishly illustrated manuscript from the eighteenth century now being published for the first time, Thomas Hammond's memoirs are a major discovery. This abandoned waif embarks on a long journey through bewildering foreign lands-working by turns as a stableboy, jockey, servant to French nobles, itinerant circus rider, and entertainment entrepreneur-only to recover his home and father at the end of his travels.
Personal narratives by the eighteenth-century's nonelites are exceedingly rare, and Hammond's memoir provides a wonderfully vivid depiction of the texture of everyday life in this era. Possessed of a dry wit, Hammond can be hilarious, offering uproarious descriptions of stableboy pranks, but he can also be compellingly frank about his emotions, revealing how deprived of love he felt as a young boy, or earnestly recounting how he fell in love with his master's wife.
This edition includes numerous illustrations from the original manuscript-Hammond's own hand-drawn travel maps and depictions of bullfighting as well as various images of the equestrian life collected by Hammond, many in brilliant color.
Personal narratives by the eighteenth-century's nonelites are exceedingly rare, and Hammond's memoir provides a wonderfully vivid depiction of the texture of everyday life in this era. Possessed of a dry wit, Hammond can be hilarious, offering uproarious descriptions of stableboy pranks, but he can also be compellingly frank about his emotions, revealing how deprived of love he felt as a young boy, or earnestly recounting how he fell in love with his master's wife.
This edition includes numerous illustrations from the original manuscript-Hammond's own hand-drawn travel maps and depictions of bullfighting as well as various images of the equestrian life collected by Hammond, many in brilliant color.