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The Diary of Samuel Pepys

The Diary of Samuel Pepys Paperback - 2000

by Samuel Pepys

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University of California Press, 2000. Paperback. As New. Disclaimer:An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact; pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title The Diary of Samuel Pepys
  • Author Samuel Pepys
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition New Ed
  • Condition New
  • Pages 278
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of California Press, Berkeley / New York
  • Date 2000
  • Features Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0520225805I2N00
  • ISBN 9780520225800 / 0520225805
  • Weight 0.77 lbs (0.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.66 x 5.51 x 1.12 in (22.00 x 14.00 x 2.84 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 17th Century
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Library of Congress subjects Statesmen - Great Britain, Great Britain - Social life and customs -
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

From the publisher

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.

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About the author

Robert Latham was Pepys Librarian at Magdalene College, Cambridge. 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), both published by University of California Press. William Matthews was Professor of English at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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