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Genre: Biography Format: Trade Paperback width: 5.5 in Release Year: 2000 ISBN: 9780520226999 Language: English Contributor: William G. Matthews (Edited by) Release Date: 12/15/2000 Number of Pages: 638 Pages EAN: 9780520226999 Item Length: 8.5 in Author: Samuel Pepys Subject: Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), Diaries & Journals, Political, Customs & Traditions, Historical, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Item Weight: 27.3 Oz Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections, History Item Width: 5.5 in ISBN-10: 0520226992 Publication Year: 2000 Publisher: University of California Press Item Height: 2.1 in Book Title: The Diary of Samuel Pepys Publication Name: Diary of Samuel Pepys, Vol. 8 : 1667 Country of Origin: US height: 2.1 in Type: Textbook

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Samuel Pepys The Diary of Samuel Pepys (Paperback). His Diary is one of the principal sources for many aspects of the history of its period. 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. Further DetailsTitle: The Diary of Samuel Pepys Condition: New Author: Samuel Pepys Contributor: Robert Latham (Edited by), William G. Matthews (Edited by) Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 0520226992 EAN: 9780520226999 ISBN: 9780520226999 Publisher: University of California Press Genre: Biography Release Date: 12/15/2000 Description: 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' original as possible. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 216mm Item Length: 140mm Item Width: 50mm Item Weight: 935g Release Year: 2000 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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