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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The final volume of the complete Diary of Samuel Pepys in its most
authoritative and acclaimed edition. This complete edition of the
Diary of Samuel Pepys comprises eleven volumes -- nine volumes of
text and footnotes (with an introduction of 120 pages in Volume I),
a tenth volume of commentary (The Companion) and an eleventh volume
of Index. Each of the first eight volumes contains one whole
calendar year of the diary, from January to December. The ninth
volume runs from January 1668 to May 1669. The Diary was first
published in abbreviated form in 1825. A succession of new
editions, re-issues and selections, published in the Victorian ear,
made the diary one of the best-known books, and Pepys one of the
best-known figures, of English history. But in none of these
versions -- not even in the Wheatley, which for long stood as the
standard edition -- was there a reliable, still less a full text,
and in none of them was there a commentary with any claim to
completeness. This edition was in preparation for many years, and
remains the first in which the entire diary is printed and in which
an attempt has been made at systematic comment on it. The primary
aim of the principal editors was to see that the diary was
presented in a manner suitable to the historical and literary
importance of its contents. At the same time they had in mind the
interests of the wide public of English-speaking people to whom the
diarist himself, rather than the importance of what he wrote, is
what matters.
The perfect introduction to the Diary of Samuel Pepys, with Diary
extracts arranged by subject. In this short anthology, selected
from Samuel Pepys's famous Diary, passages are collected together
by subject, providing a fresh look at some of the themes that run
through the massive complete work. Robert and Linnet Latham's
lively and skilful presentation allows the reader to become
absorbed in a single topic without interruption, often providing
new insight into Pepys's private and public life. We see Pepys the
man of fashion, the booklover, the musician, the theatre-goer,
Pepys the husband and Pepys the public servant, at work and at
leisure. From festivals such as Christmas and Twelfth Night,
enjoyed with family and friends, to the great events such as the
Fire and the Plague described so vividly in the Diary, Pepys's life
and times are revealed in all their richness and variety. And for
the first time, we can read as continuous narrative some of the
stories interwoven with daily events - the long entangled saga of
his affair with Deb Willet and the tale of the Dancing Master. For
anyone unfamiliar with Pepys, this anthology will serve as a
delightful introduction, while lovers of the Diary will take
pleasure in rediscovering favourite passages.
The fourth volume of the complete Diary of Samuel Pepys in its most
authoritative and acclaimed edition. This complete edition of the
Diary of Samuel Pepys comprises eleven volumes - nine volumes of
text and footnotes (with an introduction of 120 pages in Volume I),
a tenth volume of commentary (The Companion) and an eleventh volume
of Index. Each of the first eight volumes contains one whole
calendar year of the diary, from January to December. The ninth
volume runs from January 1668 to May 1669. The Diary was first
published in abbreviated form in 1825. A succession of new
editions, re-issues and selections, published in the Victorian ear,
made the diary one of the best-known books, and Pepys one of the
best-known figures, of English history. But in none of these
versions - not even in the Wheatley, which for long stood as the
standard edition - was there a reliable, still less a full text,
and in none of them was there a commentary with any claim to
completeness. This edition was in preparation for many years, and
remains the first in which the entire diary is printed and in which
an attempt has been made at systematic comment on it. The primary
aim of the principal editors was to see that the diary was
presented in a manner suitable to the historical and literary
importance of its contents. At the same time they had in mind the
interests of the wide public of English-speaking people to whom the
diarist himself, rather than the importance of what he wrote, is
what matters.
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