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The Diary of Samuel Pepys, v. 1 - 1660 (Paperback, New edition)
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys, v. 1 - 1660 (Paperback, New edition)
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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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