Francis Adams Hyett
Personal Information
Description
Francis Adams Hyett was born in Painswick in Gloucestershire in 1844. His father, William Henry Hyett, was an agricultural scientist and was very involved in local matters in Painswick and was also the MP for Stroud from 1832 to 1834. Following the death of the elder Hyett in 1877, Francis Adams Hyett inherited the considerable estates at Painswick. He entered politics and was chairman of Gloucester County Council from 1918-20. He was knighted in 1919 for services to Education.A noted antiquarian his interests resulted in a number of publications and influenced his work - he served as the chairman of the county council records committee from its inauguration in 1934 until 1939. He died in 1941.
Books
Gloucester and her governor during the great civil war
An account of the City of Gloucester which was besieged for over a month during 1643 in the English Civil War. The unsuccessful siege and the Royalist withdrawal that followed it is considered to be a turning point in the war. This is largely because the successful defence of Gloucester by its small garrison and eccentric governor Edward Massey was an unexpected parliamentary victory following a series of Royalist victories throughout South-western England.
Florence
From Goodreads: David Leavitt brings the wonders and mysteries of Florence alive, illuminating why it is, and always has been, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. The third in the critically-acclaimed Writer and the City Series-in which some of the world's finest novelists reveal the secrets of the cities they know best-Florence is a lively account of expatriate life in the 'city of the lily'. Why has Florence always drawn so many English and American visitors? (At the turn of the century, the Anglo-American population numbered more than thirty thousand.) Why have men and women fleeing sex scandals traditionally settled here? What is it about Florence that has made it so fascinating-and so repellent-to artists and writers over the years? Moving fleetly between present and past and exploring characters both real and fictional, Leavitt's narrative limns the history of the foreign colony from its origins in the middle of the nineteenth century until its demise under Mussolini, and considers the appeal of Florence to figures as diverse as Tchaikovsky, E.M. Forster, Ronald Firbank, and Mary McCarthy. Lesser-known episodes in Florentine history-the moving of Michelangelo's David, and the construction of temporary bridges by black American soldiers in the wake of the Second World War-are contrasted with images of Florence today (its vast pizza parlors and tourist culture). Leavitt also examines the city's portrayal in such novels and films as A Room with a View, The Portrait of a Lady and Tea with Mussolini.
Chattertoniana
A biography of Thomas Chatterton and a bibliography of his work.