| The Diary of Samuel Pepys Contributor(s): Pepys, Samuel (Author), Le Gallienne, Richard (Editor), Stevenson, Robert Louis (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0812970713 ISBN-13: 9780812970715 Publisher: Modern Library OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: 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." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Modern - 17th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Modern Library Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.22" W x 8.04" (0.57 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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| Publisher Description: 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." |