Aubrey, John 1626-1697 creator Clark, Andrew 1856-1922 text utu 2014 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Brief Lives, Vol. 1" by John Aubrey is a collection of short biographies written in the last decades of the 17th century. Aubrey gathered intimate portraits of notable figures including Francis Bacon, William Shakespeare, and Thomas Hobbes by seeking out people who personally knew his subjects. Left chaotic at his death, the manuscripts were later organized by editors. Beloved for its gossipy tone and vivid glimpses into the unofficial lives of the famous, Aubrey's work captures colorful details that formal documents never could. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brief_Lives Release date is 2014-12-26 Produced by Richard Tonsing, Malcolm Farmer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) Original publication data not identified Great Britain -- Biography Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714 -- Biography Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Biography Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603 -- Biography DA Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47787 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47787 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134111.0 47787