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Diary of Samuel Pepys Vol. 1 : 1660 by Samuel Pepys (1970, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of California Press

ISBN-100520015754

ISBN-139780520015753

eBay Product ID (ePID)11425

Product Key Features

Book TitleDiary of Samuel Pepys Vol. 1 : 1660

Number of Pages502 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHistorical, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Publication Year1970

GenreLiterary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorSamuel Pepys

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight32.4 Oz

Item Length8.8 in

Item Width5.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN70-096950

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal942/.066/092

SynopsisSamuel 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.

LC Classification NumberDA447.P4.A4 1970