The Diary of Samuel Pepys

by Pepys, Samuel
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ISBN: 9780812970715
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Richard Le Gallienne's elegant abridgment of the Diary captures the essential writings of Samuel Pepys (1633-1703), a remarkable man who witnessed the coronation of Charles II, the Great Plague of 1665, and the Great Fire of 1666. Originally scribbled in a cryptic shorthand, Pepys's quotidian journal of life in Restoration London provides an astonishingly frank and diverting account of political intrigues; naval, church, and cultural affairs; and the sexual escapades and domestic strife of a man with a voracious, childlike appetite for living. "As a human document the Diary is literally unique," notes Le Gallienne. "It will have a still greater value for its historical importance."
  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Pepys, Samuel
  • ISBN: 9780812970715
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.04 x 0.74
  • Number Of Pages: 352
  • Publication Year: 2003

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