The Diary of Samuel Pepys

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Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham

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Penguin Classics
01 July 2003

Biography: historical, political & military; Diaries, letters & journals; Literature, Poetry & Criticism; British & Irish history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Penguin Black Classics; Literature, Poetry & Criticism

Published to co-incide with the pbk of Claire Tomalin's Whitbread Prize-winning biography

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 theatre-going & music-making.

Unequalled for its frankness, high spirits & sharp observations, the diary is both a literary masterpiece & a marvellous portrait of 17th-century life.

By: Samuel Pepys
Edited by: Robert Latham
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 49mm
Weight: 777g
ISBN: 9780141439938
ISBN 10: 0141439939
Pages: 1152
Publication Date: 01 July 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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