Samuel Pepys 3 Volume Set, The Man in the Making, The Years of Peril, The Saviour of the Navy

by Arthur Bryant

1949. Reprinted. 436 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge-wear with chips, tears and creasing.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Biography

Hardcover

First published October 1, 1985

About the author

Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant was an English historian, columnist for The Illustrated London News and man of affairs. His books included studies of Samuel Pepys, accounts of English eighteenth- and nineteenth-century history, and a life of George V.

Bryant's historiography was often based on an English romantic exceptionalism drawn from his nostalgia for an idealised agrarian past. He hated modern commercial and financial capitalism, he emphasised duty over rights, and he equated democracy with the consent of "fools" and "knaves"

Reviews

[Rupert Matthews · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating stuff, but rather heavy going. If you want to learn about Pepys or about the early days of the Royal Navy then this is the book for you. But it is not a gentle book to while away the long hours by the side of a pool when on holiday. It is a book to sit down with and concentrate on - preferably while taking notes.

[Rob Markley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Obscure historical tale in some ways. However at the same time valuable because of what it draws out about society and political reality of the era, and at the same time curious as to what this adds to the Pepys diaries?

[Roger Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as some of the other books of Delaney that I have read, but still entertaining. It was well researched and interesting.