The Diary of Samuel Pepys A Selection

Informationen zum Autor Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) was a naval administrator, Member of Parliament and best remembered as a diarist. Kept between 1660-1669 and written in Shelton's shorthand, Pepys' diary recorded major historical events, like the Plague and the Great Fire of London alongside his more personal concerns and activities, including politics, his work in public life and rows with his wife, Elizabeth Klappentext Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) achieved fame as a naval administrator & a friend & colleague of the powerful & learned. For nearly 10 years he kept a private diary in which he recorded life in Restoration London. Robert Latham edited the 11 volume edition of Pepys diary Zusammenfassung The 1660s represent a turning point in English history, and for the main events - the Restoration, the Dutch War, the Great Plague, the Fire of London. This book offers an eyewitness account along with lively descriptions of the author's socializing, his amorous entanglements, his theater-going & music-making.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham, Pepys Samuel
• Mitarbeit: Robert Latham (Herausgeber), Rober Latham (Herausgeber), Latham Robert (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Penguin Books Uk
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.05.2003
• Thema: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur
• EAN: 9780141439938
• ISBN: 978-0-14-143993-8
• Anzahl Seiten: 1’152
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 12.8 x 19.8 x 1.8 cm
• Serie: Penguin Classics; Penguin Classics
• Themen: London : Berichte, Erinnerungen, British, Politics, European History, reconstruction, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, biography, Restoration, Military, c 1500 onwards to present day, United Kingdom, Great Britain, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Period Drama, Diaries, letters and journals, Biography: historical, political and military, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700, English Literature, Charles II, london; peter ackroyd; gullivers travels; charles dickens a life; the rape of the lock; charles ii; thames sacred river; james ii; reconstruction; crossroads of revival; restoration; london theatres; pandemic non-fiction; london compendium; hitorical, James II, hitorical, gullivers travels, london compendium, london theatres, peter ackroyd, crossroads of revival, pandemic non-fiction, thames sacred river, charles dickens a life, the rape of the lock