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The Diary of Samuel Pepys, v. 9 - 1668 (Paperback)
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys, v. 9 - 1668 (Paperback)
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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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