Author: Samuel PepysPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
The Diary of Samuel Pepys ...
Author: Samuel PepysPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete
Author: Samuel PepysPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 2874
Book Description
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.
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
Author: Samuel PepysPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Vol. 1
Author: Samuel PepysPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520015754
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
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
Author: Samuel PepysPublisher:
ISBN: 9781789430981
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
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.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1660 N.S
Author: Samuel PepysPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1660 N.S" by Samuel Pepys. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
Author: Samuel PepysPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1661 N.S
Author: Samuel PepysPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
The Diary of Samuel Pepys is the complete journal of Samuel Pepys PRS, an English diarist and naval administrator. He served as administrator of the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament and is most famous for the diary he kept for a decade. Pepys had no maritime experience, but he rose to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II through patronage, diligence, and his talent for administration.
The Illustrated Pepys
Author: Samuel PepysPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520051133
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
The social life and customs of 17th Century England are vividly portrayed in these extracts from the diary of Samuel Pepys.
Samuel Pepys and His Books
Author: Kate LovemanPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0198732686
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
"This study uses [Pepys's] surviving papers to examine reading practices, collecting, and the exchange of information in the late 17th century"--Back cover.