Halfway between a diary and a reference book. Diary filled in by a farmer, and the rest heavily annotated. Entries like “3rd, Mr Parvis died aged 68 years”, “16 1/2 day’s work dung cart”,”B paid pew chapel 15/- to Weds”. August, “the greatest flood known the 3rd” all on margins. Tiny drawings of birds dotted about. Advice on everything from reviving the apparently drowned to how to spot fraudulent advertisements, plus peculiar anecdotes. Lots of engravings. ( )