Journal of a Country Curate: Selections from the Diary of Francis Kilvert

338 pp. An abridged version of Kilvert's Diary, selected and introduced by Peter Wait, with photographic re-creations by Tim Stephens. "Robert Francis Kilvert (3 December 1840–23 September 1879), always known as Francis, or Frank, was born at The Rectory, Hardenhuish Lane, near Chippenham, Wiltshire, to the Rev. Robert Kilvert, Rector of Langley Burrell, Wiltshire, and Thermuthis, daughter of Walter Coleman and Thermuthis Ashe. He is remembered for his diaries, reflecting rural life in the 1870s, which were published over fifty years after his death. Living relatives include: Henry, Jill, Oliver, Thomas, and Alice Kilvert."