The Diary of Samuel Pepys
Samuel PepysThe most vivid first-person record of seventeenth-century English life.
Why It's Lindy
The most vivid first-person record of seventeenth-century English life. Pepys captured a whole civilization in motion, and his combination of gossip, bureaucracy, catastrophe, and self-examination still feels more alive than most modern memoirs.
About This Volume
Pepys's firsthand diary of Restoration England, recording daily life, politics, the Great Plague, the Great Fire of London, and the mind of an unusually observant civil servant.
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Why should I read The Diary of Samuel Pepys?
The most vivid first-person record of seventeenth-century English life. Pepys captured a whole civilization in motion, and his combination of gossip, bureaucracy, catastrophe, and self-examination still feels more alive than most modern memoirs.
What is The Diary of Samuel Pepys about?
Pepys's firsthand diary of Restoration England, recording daily life, politics, the Great Plague, the Great Fire of London, and the mind of an unusually observant civil servant.
