The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Vol. 1

The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Vol. 1
Author: Samuel Pepys
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 520
Release: 1970-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0520015754

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. Acclaimed by 'The Times' as "one of the glories of contemporary English publishing" and by Sir Arthur Bryant as "complete perfection", the Latham and Matthews edition remains the authoritative text and provides the source for this magnificent Folio Society publication.

The Diary of Samuel Pepys

The Diary of Samuel Pepys
Author: Samuel Pepys
Publisher:
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2020-04-14
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781789430981

Samuel Pepys gives a unique first hand account of life during the Great Plague of London and the Great Fire of London. Pepys stayed in London while many of the wealthy fled the city in the face of the plague. His careful observation and interest in the details of people's lives as well as the events of the time are unparalleled.

The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete

The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete
Author: Samuel Pepys
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 2874
Release: 2019-11-20
Genre: History
ISBN:

Samuel Pepys was an English diarist and naval administrator whose private diary that Pepys kept from 1660 until 1669 (yet first published in the 19th century) is one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period. Besides personal revelations like court intrigue, gossip, living conditions, weather, diet, counterfeiting, public hangings, it also contains eyewitness accounts of great events, such as the Great Plague of London, the Second Dutch War, and the Great Fire of London.

Samuel Pepys and His Books

Samuel Pepys and His Books
Author: Kate Loveman
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2015
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0198732686

"This study uses [Pepys's] surviving papers to examine reading practices, collecting, and the exchange of information in the late 17th century"--Back cover.

The Great Fire of London

The Great Fire of London
Author: Samuel Pepys
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2015-03-19
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0141397551

'With one's face in the wind you were almost burned with a shower of Firedrops' A selection from Pepys' startlingly vivid and candid diary, including his famous account of the Great Fire Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.

The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Vol. 7

The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Vol. 7
Author: Samuel Pepys
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2000-12-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780520226982

Samuel Pepys is as much a paragon of literature as Chaucer and Shakespeare. His Diary is one of the principal sources for many aspects of the history of its period. In spite of its significance, all previous editions were inadequately edited and suffered from a number of omissions—until Robert Latham and William Matthews went back to the 300-year-old original manuscript and deciphered each passage and phrase, no matter how obscure or indiscreet. The Diary deals with some of the most dramatic events in English history. Pepys witnessed the London Fire, the Great Plague, the Restoration of Charles II, and the Dutch Wars. He was a patron of the arts, having himself composed many delightful songs and participated in the artistic life of London. His flair for gossip and detail reveals a portrait of the times that rivals the most swashbuckling and romantic historical novels. In none of the earlier versions was there a reliable, full text, with commentary and notation with any claim to completeness. This edition, first published in 1970, is the first in which the entire diary is printed with systematic comment. This is the only complete edition available; it is as close to Pepys’s original as possible.