Pepys diary is always an insight into the lives of the wealthy and well connected. This freed him up to paint a frank, uncensored portrait of life in london at the time of the restoration. The diary of samuel pepys complete by samuel pepys. Books by samuel pepys author of the diary of samuel pepys. Kate loveman is associate professor in english literature at the university of leicester. Samuel pepys has 600 books on goodreads with 12800 ratings. Pepys begins his diary at a crucial point in britains history. Buy the diary of samuel pepys by henry benjamin wheatley, samuel pepys, mynors bright isbn. And this abridged volume has a brilliant introduction by robert louis stevenson.
Buy the diaries of samuel pepys a selection penguin classics new ed by pepys, samuel, latham, robert isbn. Originally scribbled in a cryptic shorthand, pepys s quotidian journal of life in restoration london provides an astonishingly frank and diverting account of political intrigues. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. While the book is called the diary of samuel peypes some anonymous person edited it. Pepys use of pair to refer to an organ caught paul chapins attention in 2010, so he went agoogling, and found the following passage on page 33 of the art of organ building by george ashdown audsley, complete with a reference to pepys diary of april 21, 1667. A new diary entry appears here at the end of each day. Pepys has paid great attention to the history of his fam. This was followed by the publication, in 1825, of the diary and correspondence of samuel pepys, a work of a more entertaining character than that of evelyn. The diary by which pepys is chiefly known was kept between his 27th and 36th years. The diary of samuel pepys by samuel pepys goodreads. Unequaled for its frankness, high spirits and sharp observations, the diary is both a literary masterpiece and a marvelous portrait of seventeenthcentury life. No 92 the diary of samuel pepys 1660 a portrait of an extraordinary englishman, whose scintillating firsthand accounts of restoration england are. The diary and correspondence of john evelyn, published in the year 1817, is the first of the class of books to which special reference is here made. Richard le galliennes elegant abridgment of the diary captures the essential writings of samuel pepys 16331703, a remarkable man who wit.
Samuel pepys was a man of somewhat humble beginning his father had been a tailor, but he also had family in the british government, and family that had gone to cambridge pepys himself graduated from cambridge and these connections and this education provided him an entry into the admiralty where pepys spent much of his working life. The diary of samuel pepys by samuel pepys free ebook. He had bookplates made featuring the latin inscription beneath a portrait of himself in flourishing middle age. Samuel pepys s diary was first published in abbreviated form in 1825. Written in thomas sheltons system of shorthand, or tachygraphy, with the names in longhand, it extends to 1,250,000 words, filling six quarto volumes in the pepys library. Unlike other diarists of his time, pepys had no aspirations for publication. The diary of samuel pepys a bbc radio historical drama. Samuel pepys, diary, 9 march 1966 in the seventh volume 1666, with 151,000 words, pepys, having survived and reported on the great plague of 1665, shows his luck and. His diary is one of the principal sources for many aspects of.
The diary of samuel pepys by samuel pepys, paperback. The first book, published in 1549 church of england 1957, in the reign of edward vi, was a product of the english reformation following the breach with rome. Samuel pepyss diary was first published in abbreviated form in 1825. A succession of new versions brought out in the victorian era made the diary one of the bestknown books and pepys one of the bestknown figures of english history. Were seeing it all over the place right now, with calls for a blitz spirit. Bohn, who added the book to his historical library. A witness to the coronation of charles ii, the great plague of 1665, and the great fire of 1666, pepys chronicled the events of his day. Samuel pepys s most popular book is the diary of samuel pepys. The diary of samuel pepys pdf download full download pdf. The family of pepys is one of considerable antiquity in the east of england, and the hon. The diary of samuel pepys has been called a literary work like no other. In september 1658, oliver cromwell died, passing the title of protector king in all but name to his son richard.
For me, its the unexpurgated diary of samuel pepys. Written between 1660 and 1669, as pepys was establishing himself as a key administrator in the naval office, it is an intimate portrait of life in seventeenthcentury england, covering his professional and personal activities, including, famously, his love. The diary of samuel pepys modern library 97806796422. Pepys adopted this quote from cicero as his motto in later life.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The 1660s represent a turning point in english history. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Samuel pepys, richard le gallienne, robert louis stevenson. The diary of samuel pepys is one of the most entertaining documents in english history. In grave times, people look to history for comparisons. The diary of samuel pepys audiobook by samuel pepys. The diary of samuel pepys opens with an entry dated january 1, 1660.
He wrote the diary of samuel pepys in a cryptic code, which was his own variation on an existing form of shorthand. About the book samuel pepys is as much a paragon of literature as chaucer and shakespeare. A newly edited selection from the most famous, colorful, and vivid diarist in the english languagein the most accessible, uncensored, and clearly annotated edition available. In addition to editing the eleven volumes of the diary of samuel pepys, he was the editor of the acclaimed shorter pepys 1985 and a pepys anthology 1988. Ones book of a lifetime should become a total obsession a work that leaves you seeing the world through different eyes. Samuel pepyss most popular book is the diary of samuel pepys. The author was twentyseven years old and already well on his way to a lucrative career in.
Samuel pepys frs was an administrator of the navy of england and member. Abridger pearson phillips has chosen the excerpts well for this volume. Originally scribbled in a cryptic shorthand, pepys s quotidian journal of life in restoration london provides an astonishingly frank and diverting. Written between 1660 and 1669, as pepys was establishing himself as a key administrator in the navy office. Samuel pepys 16331703 was an administrator of englands navy and a member of parliament who is most famous for the diary that he kept for a decade. Samuel pepys diary i laughed at the going ons of lords kings and queens bed hoping, tho it be a long book of over 3069 pages i sailed through it pun on the word sail i managed to read the whole book in just 12 days i found him to be a man of wit but also shroud in his main aim to write the history of our navy.
It provides a combination of personal revelation and eyewitness accounts of great events, such as the great plague of london. Previously published as the shorter pepys, this edition is edited and abridged by robert latham, fellow and pepys librarian at magdalene college, cambridgemore. Set down mercer, and i to my chamber, and there read a great deal in rycauts turkey book with great pleasure, and so eat and to bed. The book of common prayer is the common title of a number of prayer books of the church of england and used throughout the anglican communion.
Minnes by coach to white hall, where we attended upon the duke of york to complain of the disorders the other day among the seamen at the pay at the ticket office, and that it arises from lack of money, and that we desire, unless better provided for. Naxos audiobooks the diary of samuel pepys, unabridged. The companion volume to the complete diary of samuel pepys in its most authoritative and acclaimed edition. Originally written in a cryptic shorthand, pepyss diary provides an astonishingly frank and diverting account of political intrigues and naval, church, and cultural affairs, as well as a quotidian journal of daily life in london during the restoration. Richard le gallienne s elegant abridgment of the diary captures the essential writings of samuel pepys 1633 1703, a remarkable man who witnessed the coronation of charles ii, the great plague of 1665, and the great fire of 1666. On the other hand, extensive quotes were presented in latin, with no translation. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project.
The diary of samuel pepys kansas city public library. Fearing that he was going blind from writing, pepys stopped recording entries in his diary in 1669 and had his entire diary bound for his personal library, which he left to magdalene college, cambridge university his alma mater. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. May some of ebooks not available on your country and only available for those who subscribe and depend to the source of library websites. The diary which samuel pepys kept from january 1660 to may 1669. Included within the body of the text were extensive notes about persons mentioned. The detailed private diary that pepys kept from 1660 until 1669 was first published in the 19th century and is one of the most important primary sources for the english restoration period.
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