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Samuel pepys diaries, 4vol 1924 set, 17th century england, restoration, indexed. Samuel pepys has 601 books on goodreads with 173 ratings. Diary of samuel pepys wikisource, the free online library. Books by samuel pepys author of the diary of samuel pepys. Diary and correspondence of samuel pepys samuel pepys. Diary by samuel pepys and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at abebooks. Full text of diary of samuel pepys complete see other formats. Enter the life and remarkable times of the lovable samuel pepys pronounced peeps. At one stage pepys sells his job for 4 years wage and presumably the purchaser profited from the patronage of the position and the gifts he would obtain for using his influence. It gives a real insight into conditions at the time for people in the serrvice of the king or commonwealth. Rare books by samuel pepys, including first editions, copies in fine bindings. The diary of samuel pepys 9780004990231 by pepys, samuel and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.

The author was twentyseven years old and already well on his way to a lucrative career in. Octavo, threequarter blue morocco gilt, raised bands, marbled boards and endpapers, top edges gilt. Number 184 of 250 largepaper sets of the first wheatley edition, the fullest edition of the diary before the latham one 197083 odnb, here in a particularly handsome binding. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.

Mynors bright from the shorthand manuscript in the pepysian library at magdalene college cambrige, with lord braybrooks notes. The diary of samuel pepys by samuel pepys free ebook. This site contains the full text of his diary, along with several letters sent or received by pepys, plus thousands of pages of further information about the people, places and things in his world. Born in london in 1633, the son of a tailor, he began keeping a diary on january 1, 1660, and continued for nine years, faithfully recording the rich and varied details of seventeenthcentury london life. Samuel pepys was responsible for the administration of the navy for the english government, and was 33 when the fire occurred. With the exception of shakespeare, its difficult to image a terrain more treacherous for the biographer than samuel pepys. Lovely set of pepys influential and entertaining diary, handsomely bound by bayntun, illustrated with over 35 plates. Jan 05, 2010 on new years day 350 years ago, samuel pepys first put pen to paper on his famous diary. In 1660 samuel pepys, an increasinglyimportant 26 yearold civil servant in london, began writing his diary. The diary of samuel pepys by samuel pepys paperback. Intelligently condensed into one volume and with an introduction by richard le gallienne. By changing the areas of the plate that are exposed and the length of time the plate is submerged in the acid bath, the engraver can obtain fine and varying shades of gray that closely resemble watercolor washes. Although the diary of samuel pepys has been in the hands of the public for nearly seventy years, it has not hitherto appeared in its entirety.

Crime and punishment, the diary of samuel pepys, the confessions of saint augustine, paradise lost by milton dostoevki and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at abebooks. Written between 1660 and 1669, as pepys was establishing himself as a key administrator in the navy office, it is an intimate portrait of life in 17thcentury england, covering his professional and personal activities, including, famously, his love of music, theatre, food, wine and his. See all books authored by samuel pepys, including memoirs of samuel pepys, and the shorter pepys penguin classics, and more on. The diary of samuel pepys, first published edition. The illustrated pepys by samuel pepys librarything. The diary of samuel pepys, volume 8, part 1 samuel pepys full view 1918. Johns college, cambridge, from the original shorthand ms in the pepysian library, and a selection from his private correspondence.

The diary of samuel pepys by samuel pepys goodreads. Number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date. In the diary of samuel pepys, pepys makes many entries about the food that he eats, and food plays an important part in the vitality of the country, especially in the navy. Samuel pepys describes the scene in his diary, which remains one of the most comprehensive eyewitness accounts of the fire. Diary of samuel pepys samuel pepys bauman rare books. Oct 31, 2004 the diary of samuel pepys complete language. The diary of samuel pepys, volume the diary of samuel pepys, henry benjamin wheatley. Although pepys had no maritime experience, he rose by patronage, hard work and his talent for administration, to be the chief secretary to.

See each listing for international shipping options and costs. With lord braybrookes notes, edited with additions by henry b. It is a pleasure to be able, after a suitable time period aided by increasing maturity to reread pepys, and the researcher and indeed, pepys official librarian, robert latham presents an admirable selection of edited extracts in this, the illustrated, version of the main diaries of 1660 to 1669. Pepys, samuel aquatint copperplate process by which the plate is bitten by exposure to acid. Octavo, 10 volumes, bound in three quarters leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, top edge gilt. Selections from the diary of samuel pepys, 16601669 by pepys, samuel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at abebooks. Pepys had no maritime experience, but he rose to be the chief secretary to the admiralty under both king charles ii and king james ii through. 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. Research the types of food that people ate in 1660s england, including the prices of these foods. The great fire of london and the diary of samuel pepys. On new years day 350 years ago, samuel pepys first put pen to paper on his famous diary. The companion volume to the complete diary of samuel pepys in its most authoritative and acclaimed edition. Pepys has paid great attention to the history of his family, and in 1887 he published an interesting work entitled genealogy of. The diary of samuel pepys is one of the most entertaining documents in english history.

Summary of 1660s diary entries the diary of samuel pepys. New listing everybods pepys the diary of samuel pepys 16601669, 1941 euc. The detailed private diary kept by pepys from 1660 until 1669, first published in the early 19th century, is one of the most important primary sources for the english restoration. Although pepys had no maritime experience, he rose by patronage, hard work and his talent for administration, to be the chief secretary to the admiralty under king james ii. 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. In the original edition of 1825 scarcely half of the manuscript was printed.

The family of pepys is one of considerable antiquity in the east of england, and the hon. Pepys describes in detail how the fire consumed london, a year after it was ravaged by the plague. Written between 1660 and 1669, as pepys was establishing himself as a key administrator in the navy office, it is an intimate portrait of life in 17thcentury england. He is famous for his diary pepys rose to be the chief secretary to the admiralty under charles ii, and later under james ii. The diary of samuel pepys complete by samuel pepys. The diary of samuel pepys opens with an entry dated january 1, 1660. Despite turbulent times pepys social life in the early months of the diary sets a pattern that will become familiar. The le diary of samuel pepys folio society devotees. Pepys has paid great attention to the history of his fam. The diary of samuel pepys, volume 9, part 2 samuel pepys full view 1918. He has dinner and supper with friends, attends a party at the home of navy surgeon james pearse, which is a little too wild for pepys and his wife, elizabeth. As the editor remarks, it is a great pity that samuel never resumed his daily journals.

Samuel pepyss most popular book is the diary of samuel pepys. A new and complete transcription edited by robert latham and william matthews, published in the uk during the 1970s by g. Samuel pepyss diary was first published in abbreviated form in 1825. Samuel pepys books list of books by author samuel pepys. Comprising his diary from 1659 to 1669, deciphered by john smith of st. In the diary pepys kept detailed firsthand accounts of a number of events during the english restoration, including the great fire of london, the second dutch war and the great. The author was twentyseven years old and already well on his way to a lucrative career in the service of the english crown. The diary of samuel pepys 9780004990309 by pepys, samuel and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Although pepys had no maritime experience, he rose by patronage, hard work and his talent for administration. Samuel pepys simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. He also hosts his own party for family and some friends at mountagus lodgings in whitehall. Samuel pepys was an english naval administrator and member of parliament, who is now most famous for his diary. The diary of samuel pepys, 18 volumes by pepys, samuel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at abebooks.

The diary of samuel pepys 1660 1669 by samuel pepys abebooks. Buy the diary of samuel pepys by pepys, samuel isbn. Samuel pepys, naval administrator and parliament member, kept a diary in shorthand between 1659 and 1669 that was finally deciphered 1819 1822 by rev. Jul 01, 2002 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.