The Victorian anthologist John Timbs gathers facts, anecdotes, quotations and his own recollections around two subjects, time and human life: the measurement of time, sun-dials, hour-glasses, clocks and watches, periods of rest, early rising, the art of employing time and its relation to eternity, with moral reflections throughout.
A browsable Victorian commonplace book on making the most of one’s days. Download the free EPUB.