The Private Memoirs of Sir Kenelm Digby are a treasure trove of anecdotes and observations, recounting the life and times of one of the most intriguing figures of the seventeenth century. Digby was a soldier, sailor, scholar, and philosopher, and his memoirs provide a fascinating glimpse into his extraordinary world. This edition includes castrations from the private memoirs, which were deemed too scandalous for wider circulation at the time of their writing.

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