Diary of a Country Parson

Diary of a Country Parson
the diary of James Woodforde (1740–1803), which was published in five volumes (1924–31) more than a hundred years after his death. It describes Woodforde’s life as a parson (= priest) in the country village of Weston Longeville in Norfolk, and is full of enthusiasm for the ordinary pleasures of life, especially food.

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