It became the handbook used by the historical interpreters working on bbc tvs victorian farm a book and dvds of this excellent series are available. Detailing the labours of the farmer, farmsteward, ploughman, shepherd, hedger, cattleman, fieldworker and dairy maid, henry stephens the book of the farm, henry stephens. On the farm available for download and read online in other formats. Henry stephens frse 25 july 1795 5 july 1874 was a 19thcentury scottish farmer, meteorologist and agricultural author. Fourth edition, revised, and in great part rewritten, by j. Henry stephens 1795a1874 was a farmer and later a writer on agriculture. The book of the farm, written by the 19thcentury farming expert henry stephens, was the indispensable farming bible referred to by the historians living and working on the bbc series victorian farm. Survivalist forum the files section the book of the farm. Converting this to text will be quite time consuming. Publication date 1844 publisher blackwood collection europeanlibraries. The book follows the seasons of the farming year, starting in winter and working round to the end of autumn. Henry stephens obituary independence, mo the examiner. If the page in question were one that you really wanted to read it would be a real pain, but so far the ones that have.
The book of the farm henry stephens 17951874 was a farmer and later a writer on agriculture. The book of the farm detailing the labours of the farmer, farmsteward, ploughman, shepherd, hedger, farmlabourer, fieldworker, and cattleman by henry stephens, 4th edition 1889 and revised by james macdonald. Mar 01, 2011 i loved every minute of the victorian farm series and as i watched i became aware that they were using one manual for the main background towards their work in recreating an actual working farm as in victorian times and that book was an original book of the farm by henry stephens. At medical school in london he was a friend of, and shared rooms with, poet john keats, later wrote treatises on hernia and cholera, and conducted experiments to improve writing fluids and wood stains.
Henry stephenss book of the farm concise and revised. Whether you get the epub or pdf, this book is just a series of images from scanned pages. The book of the farm, volume 2 volume 2 of the book of the farm. After attending lectures on chemistry and agriculture at the university of edinburgh he boarded with a berwickshire farmer, george brown, and gained practical experience of agricultural work.
I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the history of agriculture and to modern day organic farmers. If the page in question were one that you really wanted to read it would be a real pain, but so far the ones that have gone askew, havent made that much difference to me. His multivolume book of the farm was a standard text for some seventy years after its first edition of 1844. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the book of the farm. Henry stephenss book of the farm by alex langlands.
On the whole, henry stephens s book of the farm offers excellent and in depth insight into farming during the mid 19th century. The book of the farm, volume 4 henry stephens full view 1890. Stephens, henry dnb00 wikisource, the free online library. On the whole, henry stephenss book of the farm offers excellent and in depth insight into farming during the mid 19th century. Tv show turns long outofprint farming manual into hot seller. The book of the farm, written by the 19thcentury farming expert henry stephens, was the indispensable farming bible referred to by the. Still, its an interesting book on how they farmed in the 1800s. Henry stephens 17951874 was a farmer and later a writer on agriculture.
This brand new version has been fully revised and edited by alex langlands, who starred on the. The book of the farm is a work on agricultural practices in mid19th century england by henry stephens. The book of the farm, volume 5 henry stephens full view 1890. The book of the farm by henry stephens, used abebooks. The book of the farm by henry stephens national library. Aug 12, 2009 henry stephens s book of the farm book.
Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations. Henry stephens, mrcs march 1796 15 september 1864 was an english doctor, surgeon, chemist, writer, poet, inventor and entrepreneur. Detailing the labours of the farmer, farm steward, ploughman, shepherd. After attending lectures on chemistry and agriculture at the university of edinburgh he boarded with a berwickshire farmer, george brown, and gained experience of agricultural work. The book of the farm by henry stephens cambridge core. The book of the farm detailing the labours of the farmer, farm steward, ploughman, shepherd, hedger, farm labourer, fieldworker, and cattleman by henry stephens, 4th edition 1889 and revised by james macdonald. Softcover paperback january 9, 2009 by henry stephens author. The farm available for download and read online in other formats. The book of the farm, written by the 19thcentury farming expert henry stephens, was the indispensable farming bible referred to by the historians living. Detailing the labours of the farmer, steward, plowman, hedger, cattleman, shepherd, fieldworker, and dairymaid stephens, henry isbn 10. Henry returned to scotland at an early age, and was educated at the parochial and grammar schools of dundee and at the academy there under thomas duncan, subse.
Detailing the labours of the farmer, farm steward, ploughman, shepherd, hedger, cattleman, fieldworker and dairy maid, henry stephens the book of the farm, henry stephens. Softcover henry stephens volume i of henry stephens standard three volume reference on farming in the 1800s. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I loved every minute of the victorian farm series and as i watched i became aware that they were using one manual for the main background towards their work in recreating an actual working farm as in victorian times and that book was an original book of the farm by henry stephens. Sep, 20 buy the book of the farm by stephens, henry isbn. Stephens, henry 17951874, agricultural writer, born at keerpoy in bengal on 25 july 1795, was the son of andrew stephens, a surgeon in the service of the east india company, who died at calcutta on 26 aug.
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