The Diary of Samuel Pepys (Modern Library Classics) by Samuel Pepys
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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."
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.
Modern Library
Pub Date: September 09, 2003
0.74" H x 8.04" L x 5.22" W
352 pages
paperback
Polyform
Penguin Random House
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