Francis Kilvert Quotes

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Of all noxious animals, too, the most noxious is a tourist. And of all tourists the most vulgar, ill-bred, offensive and loathsome is the British tourist.

Francis Kilvert

It is a fine thing to be out on the hills alone. A man can hardly be a beast or a fool alone on a great mountain.

Francis Kilvert

Francis Kilvert

Francis Kilvert

Born: December 3, 1840

Died: September 23, 1879 (aged 38)

Bio: Robert Francis Kilvert, always known as Francis, or Frank, was an English clergyman remembered for his diaries reflecting rural life in the 1870s, which were published over fifty years after his death.

Known for:

Kilvert's diary 1870-1879
A Wiltshire Diary
Diary of Francis Kilvert, June-July 1870
Ardizzone's Kilvert

Francis Kilvert on Wikipedia

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