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The Diary of Samuel Pepys

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ISBN13: 9780812970715
ISBN10: 0812970713
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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.”

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“One of our greatest historical records . . . a major work of English literature.” —Paul Johnson
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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.

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ISBN:
9780812970715
Editor:
Gallienne, Richard Le
Preface:
Gallienne, Richard Le
Preface:
Le Gallienne, Richard
Editor:
Le Gallienne, Richard
Author:
Pepys, Samuel
Publisher:
Modern Library
Location:
New York
Subject:
Great britain
Subject:
History
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Authors, English
Subject:
Cabinet officers
Subject:
Europe - Great Britain - General
Subject:
Great Britain Social life and customs.
Subject:
Cabinet officers -- Great Britain.
Copyright:
2003
Edition Number:
Modern Library ed.
Edition Description:
Modern Library
Abridged:
Y
Series Volume:
15
Publication Date:
September 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
352
Dimensions:
8.04x5.22x.74 in. .57 lbs.
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