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Diary of Samuel Pepys - Complete 1668 N.S.
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224 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 11, 1976
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Samuel Pepys
996 books73 followersSamuel Pepys was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, who is now most famous for his diary. Although Pepys had no maritime experience, he rose by patronage, hard work and his talent for administration, to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under 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 during 1660–1669 was first published in the nineteenth century, and is one of the most important primary sources for 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.
His surname is usually pronounced /'pi:ps/ ('peeps').
The detailed private diary he kept during 1660–1669 was first published in the nineteenth century, and is one of the most important primary sources for 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.
His surname is usually pronounced /'pi:ps/ ('peeps').
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October 13, 2016
This is post originally on Vivian's Book Pavilion Literature Page
What’s the main part of this diary? His dishonor behavior toward the maid! Such a scandal!!!! But, to our surprise, he really gave us the detail of everything. Yes, EVERYTHING. How he flirted with the maid and how he managed to find her after his wife sent her away. To be honest, none of us will write in such a detail, especially for such thing. But Samuel Peps did, and according to our discussion, it’s because it’s a way for him as atone for his dishonor behaviors. And whether his diary was all true words or not, we can’t deny that this is an unusual way for as to read, and an interesting topic for us to discuss “diary.” Why he started his diary in this way? To give us the truth? A way to express his feeling? Nonetheless, Pepy’s diary might be one of the most…direct diary I’ve ever seen.
What’s the main part of this diary? His dishonor behavior toward the maid! Such a scandal!!!! But, to our surprise, he really gave us the detail of everything. Yes, EVERYTHING. How he flirted with the maid and how he managed to find her after his wife sent her away. To be honest, none of us will write in such a detail, especially for such thing. But Samuel Peps did, and according to our discussion, it’s because it’s a way for him as atone for his dishonor behaviors. And whether his diary was all true words or not, we can’t deny that this is an unusual way for as to read, and an interesting topic for us to discuss “diary.” Why he started his diary in this way? To give us the truth? A way to express his feeling? Nonetheless, Pepy’s diary might be one of the most…direct diary I’ve ever seen.
November 5, 2014
From BBC Radio 4 Extra:
Sam does some great work for the Navy, but ends the year in disgrace when Elizabeth discovers him 'in flagrante' with the maid. Stars Kris Marshall, Katherine Jakeways.
Free download available at Project Gutenberg.
Sam does some great work for the Navy, but ends the year in disgrace when Elizabeth discovers him 'in flagrante' with the maid. Stars Kris Marshall, Katherine Jakeways.
Free download available at Project Gutenberg.
June 15, 2015
The years of being philanderer finally catch up with Pepys in October of this year when his wife catches him with a maid and is mad at him and makes him pay for a month. I was pretty pleased with this turn of events. Otherwise it's a year filled with work related items. This is the first year there is actually missing sections (the first couple of weeks of October), Pepys seems somewhat disorganized at this time. His eyesight, he claims, is getting worse. Half a year to go...
January 26, 2023
don’t download
I wanted to read this so I purchased it on my Kindle and immediately had trouble. The font size is too small and can’t be increased. The layout and line spacing is uneven. Impossible to read. I have had to restart my Kindle because it stopped responding and it now seems to have gone into hibernation still stuck on the opening pages of the book.
I wanted to read this so I purchased it on my Kindle and immediately had trouble. The font size is too small and can’t be increased. The layout and line spacing is uneven. Impossible to read. I have had to restart my Kindle because it stopped responding and it now seems to have gone into hibernation still stuck on the opening pages of the book.
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