The Diary of Samuel Pepys

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. 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; naval, church, and cultural affairs; and the sexual escapades and domestic strife of a man with a voracious, childlike appetite for living. "As a human document the Diary is literally unique," notes Le Gallienne. "It will have a still greater value for its historical importance."

Author: Samuel Pepys
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 09/09/2003
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.22w x 0.74d
ISBN13: 9780812970715
ISBN10: 0812970713
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- History | Europe | Great Britain | General
- History | Modern | 17th Century

About the Author
Richard Le Gallienne (1867-1947) was one of Britain's leading literary critics. His abridgment of The Diary of Samuel Pepys is considered a triumph of editing.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) is one of the most widely read and admired novelists of the nineteenth century.