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  • Samuel Pepys is as much a paragon of literature as Chaucer and Shakespeare.
  • About the Author: Robert Latham was Pepys Librarian at Magdalene College, Cambridge.
  • 397 Pages
  • Biography + Autobiography, Literary Figures
  • Series Name: Diary of Samuel Pepys

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Book Synopsis



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.



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"[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.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.54 Inches (H) x 5.35 Inches (W) x 1.31 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.08 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 397
Series Title: Diary of Samuel Pepys
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Literary Figures
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Samuel Pepys
Language: English
Street Date: September 15, 2000
TCIN: 91163025
UPC: 9780520226968
Item Number (DPCI): 247-41-5587
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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