Items related to The Diary of Samuel Pepys: 04

Pepys, S The Diary of Samuel Pepys: 04 ISBN 13: 9780520226944

The Diary of Samuel Pepys: 04 - Softcover

 
9780520226944: The Diary of Samuel Pepys: 04
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 
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.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Review:
"[Pepys] was not only Charles II's chief naval administrator, but a keen amateur of learning and an indefatigable enthusiast of politics, music, theater, women, life. He sets down his daily experience with a journalist's eye for detail, something of a novelist's sensitivity and, since he is writing for himself, a delightful frankness."--"Publishers Weekly
About the Author:
Robert Latham was Pepys Librarian at Magdalene College, Cambridge. In addition to editing the eleven volumes of The Diary of Samuel Pepys, he was the editor of the acclaimed Shorter Pepys (1985) and A Pepys Anthology (1988), both published by University of California Press. William Matthews was Professor of English at the University of California, Los Angeles.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Stock Image

Samuel Pepys (author); William Armstrong, MacDonald Emslie, Oliver Millar, T.F. Reddaway (contributing editors
ISBN 10: 0520226941 ISBN 13: 9780520226944
New Soft cover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Dan Pope Books
(West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.)

Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. Brand new! Still in original shrink-wrap. Contributing editors: William Armstrong, MacDonald Emslie, Sir Oliver Millar, T.F. Reddaway. Seller Inventory # UNIV-TP-55

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 15.10
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.17
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (Editor), William Matthews (Editor)
ISBN 10: 0520226941 ISBN 13: 9780520226944
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
Ergodebooks
(Houston, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. 1. Seller Inventory # DADAX0520226941

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 36.01
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Pepys, Samuel
ISBN 10: 0520226941 ISBN 13: 9780520226944
New Paperback or Softback Quantity: 5
Seller:
BargainBookStores
(Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1.29. Book. Seller Inventory # BBS-9780520226944

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 36.19
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Pepys, Samuel
ISBN 10: 0520226941 ISBN 13: 9780520226944
New Softcover Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Lucky's Textbooks
(Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # ABLIING23Feb2215580232573

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 34.18
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.16
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Pepys, Samuel
ISBN 10: 0520226941 ISBN 13: 9780520226944
New Soft Cover Quantity: 5
Print on Demand
Seller:
booksXpress
(Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.)

Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. This item is printed on demand. Seller Inventory # 9780520226944

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 39.75
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Pepys, Samuel/ Latham, Robert (Editor)/ Matthews, William (Editor)
Published by Univ of California Pr (2000)
ISBN 10: 0520226941 ISBN 13: 9780520226944
New Paperback Quantity: 2
Seller:
Revaluation Books
(Exeter, United Kingdom)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 476 pages. 8.75x5.50x1.50 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # x-0520226941

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 42.68
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 10
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Pepys, Samuel
Published by UNIV OF CALIFORNIA PR (2000)
ISBN 10: 0520226941 ISBN 13: 9780520226944
New Softcover Quantity: > 20
Seller:
moluna
(Greven, Germany)

Book Description Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorRobert Latham was Pepys Librarian at Magdalene College, Cambridge. In addition to editing the eleven volumes of The Diary of Samuel Pepys, he was the editor of the acclaimed Shorter Pepys (1985) and A Pepys Anthology (. Seller Inventory # 898086935

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 42.81
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 41.88
From Germany to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds