The Diary of a Country Parson by James Woodforde audiobook. Genre: biography The Revd. James Woodforde was an English clergyman, best known for his vivid account of parish life in the 18th century. His diary, edited by John Beresford, remained unpublished until the 20th century. The diary provides a wonderfully full account of the small community in which the diarist lived — of the births and deaths, comings and goings, illnesses, and annual celebrations, along with many other details of daily life. As a churchman, Woodforde himself was conscientious by the standards of his time, charitable and pious without being sanctimonious and again typical of his day, deeply suspicious of enthusiasm. The value of the diary to the historian lies in the wealth of primary source material it provides, while the general reader can bring from it the authentic flavor of 18th-century English country life Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:29:00) Chapter 01 (00:35:13) Chapter 02 (00:39:08) Chapter 03 (00:47:13) Chapter 04 (00:56:15) Chapter 05 (01:18:47) Chapter 06 (01:35:36) Chapter 07 (01:57:52) Chapter 08 (02:14:22) Chapter 09 (02:28:29) Chapter 10 (02:57:55) Chapter 11 (03:21:58) Chapter 12 (03:37:03) Chapter 13 (03:56:32) Chapter 14 (04:04:39) Chapter 15 (04:15:57) Chapter 16 (04:56:42) Chapter 17 (05:56:12) Chapter 18 (06:10:42) Chapter 19 (06:41:39) Chapter 20 (07:23:06) Chapter 21 (08:18:49) Chapter 22 (09:18:16) Chapter 23 (10:16:19) Chapter 24 (10:50:59) Chapter 25 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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