The Old Farmer and His Almanack: Being Some Observations on Life and Manners in New England a Hundred Years Ago
George Lyman Kittredge
NO T H I N G is more strictly contemporary than an
almanac, except, perhaps, a newspaper. It is
issued for the time being, and it becomes obso-
lete, by a natural and inevitable process, when its successor
appears. But this very quality of contemporaneousness
which relegates last year's almanac to the dust heap,
makes the almanac of a hundred years ago an historical
document of some importance. A n author who has his eye
on posterity may distort his own environment in order to
stand well with his future readers ; but an almanac-maker
is subjected to no such temptation. H e appeals to the
immediate present, and his records have all the value of
incidental testimony.
almanac, except, perhaps, a newspaper. It is
issued for the time being, and it becomes obso-
lete, by a natural and inevitable process, when its successor
appears. But this very quality of contemporaneousness
which relegates last year's almanac to the dust heap,
makes the almanac of a hundred years ago an historical
document of some importance. A n author who has his eye
on posterity may distort his own environment in order to
stand well with his future readers ; but an almanac-maker
is subjected to no such temptation. H e appeals to the
immediate present, and his records have all the value of
incidental testimony.
Categorie:
Anno:
1924
Casa editrice:
Harvard University Press
Lingua:
english
Pagine:
468
ISBN 10:
0674289617
ISBN 13:
9780674289611
File:
PDF, 12.30 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1924
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