The shorter Pepys / selected and edited by Robert Latham, from the diary of Samuel Pepys, a new and complete transcription, edited by Robert Latham and William Matthews.
TITLE:
The shorter Pepys / selected and edited by Robert Latham, from the diary of Samuel Pepys, a new and complete transcription, edited by Robert Latham and William Matthews.
Publication Date:
1985
Publication Information:
London : Bell & Hyman,
Physical Description:
l, 1096 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., facsims, geneal. tables, maps, ports.
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Bibliography Note:
Includes index.
Summary:
Generations of readers have found Pepys' diaries one of the best ways to vicariously experience the tumultuous world of seventeenth century London, the time of Restoration, the Plague, and the Great Fire. The short Pepys recreates this world for readers daunted by the complete multi-volume set of diaries. Containing about one-third of the original, the abridgment is full enough to give us just the essence but the detail of Pepys' daily life.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780713525007
