The Diary Of Samuel Pepys, 9 Volume Set

Pepys, Samuel

ISBN 10: 0713515597 / ISBN 13: 9780713515596

Published by HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS LTD, 1976

About this Item

9 Volume Set; 9 Volumes included. This includes all the diaries, but not the addendum indexes. Good overall condition. General wear. No major blemishes. Personal library stamp on the sides of the pages, as well as considerable foxing. See photos for reference. No writing other than previous owner's signature.; - We're committed to your satisfaction. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Diary Of Samuel Pepys, 9 Volume Set
• Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS LTD
• Publication Date: 1976
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0713515597
• ISBN 13: 9780713515596
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-

About this title

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.

About the Author

Robert Latham, cbe, ma, fba -- Fellow and Pepys Librarian, Magdalene College, Cambridge, and formerly reader in History, Royal Holloway College, University of London. William Matthews, ma, ph.d, d.lett -- Late Professor of English, University of California, Los Angeles, and Fellow of Birkbeck College, University of London.