Author: Samuel Pepys
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
The Diary of Samuel Pepys ...
Author: Samuel Pepys
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete
Author: Samuel Pepys
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 2874
Book Description
Samuel Pepys was an English diarist and naval administrator whose private diary that Pepys kept from 1660 until 1669 (yet first published in the 19th century) is one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period. Besides personal revelations like court intrigue, gossip, living conditions, weather, diet, counterfeiting, public hangings, it also contains eyewitness accounts of great events, such as the Great Plague of London, the Second Dutch War, and the Great Fire of London.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 2874
Book Description
Samuel Pepys was an English diarist and naval administrator whose private diary that Pepys kept from 1660 until 1669 (yet first published in the 19th century) is one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period. Besides personal revelations like court intrigue, gossip, living conditions, weather, diet, counterfeiting, public hangings, it also contains eyewitness accounts of great events, such as the Great Plague of London, the Second Dutch War, and the Great Fire of London.
The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Vol. 1
Author: Samuel Pepys
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520015754
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
The 1660s represent a turning point in English history, and for the main events - the Restoration, the Dutch War, the Great Plague, the Fire of London - Pepys provides a definitive eyewitness account. Along with lively descriptions of his socializing, his amorous entanglements, his theater-going & music-making. Unequaled for its frankness, high spirits & sharp observations, the diary is both a literary masterpiece & a marvelous portrait of 17th-century life. Acclaimed by 'The Times' as "one of the glories of contemporary English publishing" and by Sir Arthur Bryant as "complete perfection", the Latham and Matthews edition remains the authoritative text and provides the source for this magnificent Folio Society publication.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520015754
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
The 1660s represent a turning point in English history, and for the main events - the Restoration, the Dutch War, the Great Plague, the Fire of London - Pepys provides a definitive eyewitness account. Along with lively descriptions of his socializing, his amorous entanglements, his theater-going & music-making. Unequaled for its frankness, high spirits & sharp observations, the diary is both a literary masterpiece & a marvelous portrait of 17th-century life. Acclaimed by 'The Times' as "one of the glories of contemporary English publishing" and by Sir Arthur Bryant as "complete perfection", the Latham and Matthews edition remains the authoritative text and provides the source for this magnificent Folio Society publication.
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
Author: Samuel Pepys
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
Author: Samuel Pepys
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781789430981
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Samuel Pepys gives a unique first hand account of life during the Great Plague of London and the Great Fire of London. Pepys stayed in London while many of the wealthy fled the city in the face of the plague. His careful observation and interest in the details of people's lives as well as the events of the time are unparalleled.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781789430981
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Samuel Pepys gives a unique first hand account of life during the Great Plague of London and the Great Fire of London. Pepys stayed in London while many of the wealthy fled the city in the face of the plague. His careful observation and interest in the details of people's lives as well as the events of the time are unparalleled.
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
Author: Samuel Pepys
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
The Shorter Pepys
Author: Samuel Pepys
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520034266
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1164
Book Description
Selections from Samuel Pepys' diary offers a vivid picture of seventeenth century British life, and are accompanied by background information concerning his life and times
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520034266
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1164
Book Description
Selections from Samuel Pepys' diary offers a vivid picture of seventeenth century British life, and are accompanied by background information concerning his life and times
Samuel Pepys and His Books
Author: Kate Loveman
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0198732686
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
"This study uses [Pepys's] surviving papers to examine reading practices, collecting, and the exchange of information in the late 17th century"--Back cover.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0198732686
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
"This study uses [Pepys's] surviving papers to examine reading practices, collecting, and the exchange of information in the late 17th century"--Back cover.
The Illustrated Pepys
Author: Samuel Pepys
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520051133
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
The social life and customs of 17th Century England are vividly portrayed in these extracts from the diary of Samuel Pepys.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520051133
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
The social life and customs of 17th Century England are vividly portrayed in these extracts from the diary of Samuel Pepys.
Diary
Author: Henry Benjamin Wheatley
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781017202991
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781017202991
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.