The entire diary is presented with historical and literary interpretation
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.
Pepys's diary gives vivid descriptions of spectacular events, but much of the richness of the work lies in the details it provides about the minor dramas of daily life.
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.
So after long discourse , to my full satisfaction but great trouble , I home by water and at my office late , and so to supper to my poor wife , and so to bed - being troubled to think that I shall be forced to go to Brampton the next ...
Reproduction of the original: The Diary of Samuel Pepys M.A. F.R.S. by Samuel Pepys
In his diary, Pepys provides a definitive eyewitness account of the main events in 1660s English history, along with lively descriptions of his socializing, his amorous entanglements, his theatre-going and music-making.
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.
1660 Samuel Pepys Robert Latham, William G. Matthews. and of his successors , Hurst and Blackett , in 1854. It was the last recension by Braybrooke , who died four years later at the age of 75 . The 1848-9 edition , he explained ...
The entire diary is presented with historical and literary interpretation
The Diary of Samuel Pepys: 1668-9