The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Volume I: 1660-1663
By Samuel Pepys
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys is one of the most entertaining documents in English history. Written between 1660 and 1669, as Pepys was establishing himself as a key administrator in the naval office, it is an intimate portrait of life in seventeenth-century England. Pepys’ diary covers his professional and personal activities, including, famously, his love of music, theater, food, wine, and his peccadilloes. This is the first of three volumes of the diary published in its entirety. It covers the opening years of the Restoration and introduces us to many of the key characters—family, government, and royalty. Pepys was present when Charles II returned to England, and he lived through those opening years of the Stuart monarchy. He also recorded the reopening of theaters and how England relaxed from years of the Puritan way of life.
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys is one of the most entertaining documents in English history. Written between 1660 and 1669, as Pepys was establishing himself as a key administrator in the naval office, it is an intimate portrait of life in seventeenth-century England. Pepys’ diary covers his professional and personal activities, including, famously, his love of music, theater, food, wine, and his peccadilloes.
This is the first of three volumes of the diary published in its entirety. It covers the opening years of the Restoration and introduces us to many of the key characters—family, government, and royalty. Pepys was present when Charles II returned to England, and he lived through those opening years of the Stuart monarchy. He also recorded the reopening of theaters and how England relaxed from years of the Puritan way of life.
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Author Bio: Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys (1633–1703) was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man. Although he had no maritime experience, he rose by patronage, hard work, and his talent for administration to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II. His influence and reforms at the Admiralty were important in the early professionalization of the Royal Navy. The detailed private diary he kept from 1660 until 1669 was first published in the nineteenth century and is one of the most important primary sources for history of the English Restoration period. It provides a combination of personal revelation and eyewitness accounts of great events, such as the Great Plague of London, the Second Dutch War, and the Great Fire of London.
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| Available Formats : | CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography |
| Runtime: | 42.74 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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