The Diary of Samuel Pepys (Modern Library)

Pepys, Samuel/ Le Gallienne, Richard (Editor)/ Stevenson, Robert Louis (Introduction by)/ Le Gallienne, Richard

ISBN 10: 0679642218 / ISBN 13: 9780679642213

Published by Modern Library, 2001

352 pages. 7.75x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # 0679642218

Synopsis:

In this second part of the famous diary specially adapted for audio, Pepys gives us vivid eye-witness accounts of two famous events: the Plague and the Great Fire of London. Not only do we learn how these two events affected the people of London but also how Pepys and his family were affected, along with his usual minute observations of seventeenth century London life.

About the Author: Samuel Pepys was born in London in 1633 and died there in 1703. From 1661 to 1669, he kept a quotidian record of what he saw and heard and read, and whom he met. It is his only literary heritage.

Richard Le Gallienne (1866-1947) was born in England. After serving as literary critic and contributor to the 1890s London quarterly Yellow Book, this prolific author of prose and verse took up residence in New York City. He was the father of Eva Le Gallienne.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), the Scottish fiction writer, essayist and poet, authored such popular classics as Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Diary of Samuel Pepys (Modern Library)
Publisher: Modern Library
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Brand New