The Diaries of Samuel Pepys - A Selection (Penguin Classics)

The Diaries of Samuel Pepys - A Selection (Penguin Classics)

by Samuel Pepys (Author), Robert Latham (Editor)

Synopsis

The 1660s represent a turning point in English history, and for the main events - the Restoration, the Dutch War, the Great Plague, the Fire of London - Pepys provides a definitive eyewitness account. Along with lively descriptions of his socializing, his amorous entanglements, his theater-going & music-making. Unequaled for its frankness, high spirits & sharp observations, the diary is both a literary masterpiece & a marvelous portrait of 17th-century life.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 1152
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 01 May 2003

ISBN 10: 0141439939
ISBN 13: 9780141439938

Author Bio
Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) achieved fame as a naval administrator & a friend & colleague of the powerful & learned. For nearly 10 years he kept a private diary in which he recorded life in Restoration London. Robert Latham edited the 11 volume edition of Pepys diary