A Pepys anthology : passages from the diary of Samuel Pepys / selected and edited by Robert and Linnet Latham

Pepys, Samuel (1633-1703)

ISBN 10: 0044400683 / ISBN 13: 9780044400684

Published by London : Unwin Hyman, 1987

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Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xii, 287p ; 20cm. Subjects; Pepys, Samuel 1633-1703 Biography. Authors, English Early modern, 1500-1700 Biography. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Pepys anthology : passages from the diary of Samuel Pepys / selected and edited by Robert and Linnet Latham
• Publisher: London : Unwin Hyman
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0044400683
• ISBN 13: 9780044400684
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) is known as the first published diarist. His eleven-volume work, written between 1660 and 1669, was first published in 1825. Ever since, this chronicler of his time has held readers' fascination. The essential anthology of selections from Samuel Pepys's famous diary is finally available in paperback. By collecting passages by subject, it provides a fresh look at some of the themes running through Pepys's massive work. Robert and Linnet Latham's lively presentation shows Pepys the man of fashion, the booklover, the musician and theatergoer as well as Pepys the husband and Pepys the public servant. Through descriptions of the everyday and of historic events like the Fire and the Plague, Pepys's life and times are revealed in all their richness and variety. For fans of the Diary , this work offers the opportunity to rediscover favorite passages; for anyone unfamiliar with Pepys, this anthology serves as a delightful introduction.