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The Diary of Samuel Pepys

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Availability:In StockContributor:Samuel Pepys, Richard Le Gallienne (Editor), Robert Louis Stevenson (Introduction by)Series:Modern Library ClassicsPublish date:2003-09-09Pages:352
Language:EnglishPublisher:Random House Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780812970715ISBN-10:812970713UPC:9780812970715Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Historical, Europe, ModernBook Topic:Great Britain, 17th CenturySize:8.04 x 5.22 x 0.74 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SCCZKF56YT
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."
Language:EnglishPublisher:Random House Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780812970715ISBN-10:812970713UPC:9780812970715Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Historical, Europe, ModernBook Topic:Great Britain, 17th CenturySize:8.04 x 5.22 x 0.74 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SCCZKF56YT
Richard Le Gallienne (1867-1947) was one of Britain's leading literary critics. His abridgment of The Diary of Samuel Pepys is considered a triumph of editing.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) is one of the most widely read and admired novelists of the nineteenth century.
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

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