The Shorter Pepys (Penguin Classics S.) - Softcover

Pepys, Samuel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140433767 ISBN 13: 9780140433760

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1993

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Synopsis:

The 1660s represent a turning point in English history and for all the main events - the Restoration, the Dutch War, the Great Plague and the Fire of London - Pepys provides definitive eyewitness descriptions. Unequalled for its frankness, high spirits and sharp observations, his diary is a slice of 17th-century life and an acknowledged literary masterpiece. It is crammed with Pepys's socializing, his amorous entanglements, his theatre-going and music-making, but also includes details of his work at the Navy Board and the official journey to bring Charles II back from The Hague. This edition contains about a third of the original text.

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0140433767
• ISBN 13: 9780140433760
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1152
• Editor: Latham Robert