Project Gutenberg 2014-12-27 Public domain in the USA. 641 Aubrey, John 1626 1697 Clark, Andrew 1856 1922 Brief Lives, Vol. 2 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brief_Lives 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) "Brief Lives, Vol. 2" by John Aubrey is a collection of biographical sketches focused on notable contemporaries, written during the late 17th century. This volume, edited posthumously from Aubrey's manuscripts, contains brief accounts of various historical figures, shedding light on their lives, contributions, and personalities. The work provides a fascinating glimpse into the lives of those who influenced early modern England, emphasizing the importance of personal anecdotes and contextual details. The opening of the volume introduces a series of short biographical entries that include a diverse range of individuals, from inventors and physicians to poets and politicians. Each entry is marked by Aubrey's observational style, where he captures not only the achievements of the figures but also their unique characteristics and stories. For example, the text discusses figures such as Ingelbert, who developed a significant water supply project for London, and Henry Isaacson, a learned man who served as secretary to a bishop. The engaging anecdotes provided by Aubrey invite readers to reflect on the social and historical tapestry of the period, setting a tone that balances historical significance with personal storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en 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 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General Category: Biographies Category: British Literature Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 1439837 2025-06-19T09:13:59.977214 text/html 1429425 2024-10-24T13:25:48 text/html 1733219 2025-06-19T09:15:08.606428 application/epub+zip 1748533 2025-06-19T09:14:19.284122 application/epub+zip 706845 2025-06-19T09:14:09.191168 application/epub+zip 2080407 2025-06-19T09:15:31.523322 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1882511 2025-06-19T09:14:51.997517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 910875 2022-09-21T17:04:49.458670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 811019 2025-06-19T09:13:53.015292 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 791065 2024-10-24T13:25:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18178 2025-06-19T09:15:31.763308 application/rdf+xml 12260 2025-06-19T09:14:09.715202 image/jpeg 2349 2025-06-19T09:14:09.450235 image/jpeg 1481886 2025-06-19T09:14:00.132253 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia