{"product_id":"diary-of-samuel-pepys-a-selection","title":"Diary of Samuel Pepys: A Selection","description":"\u003cp\u003ePreviously published as \u003ci\u003eThe Shorter Pepys\u003c\/i\u003e, Samuel Pepys' \u003ci\u003eThe Diary of Samuel Pepys: A Selection \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection of scintillating first-hand accounts of Restoration England, from the most tumultuous events to the simplest domestic pleasures, selected and edited by Robert Latham.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 - Pepys provides a definitive eyewitness account. As well as recording public and historical events, Pepys paints a vivid picture of his personal life, from his socializing and amorous entanglements, to his theatre-going and his work at the Navy Board. Unequalled for its frankness, high spirits and sharp observations, the diary is both a literary masterpiece and a marvellous portrait of seventeenth-century life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSamuel Pepys (1633-1703) achieved fame as a naval administrator and a friend and colleague of the powerful and learned. For nearly ten years he kept a private diary in which he recorded life in Restoration London, commenting on politics, public events, and private matters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you enjoyed \u003ci\u003eThe Diary of Samuel Pepys\u003c\/i\u003e, you might like Alexander Pope's \u003ci\u003eThe Rape of the Lock and Other Major Writings\u003c\/i\u003e, also available in Penguin Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''For anyone who wants to get to grips with Pepys but quails at more than a million words, here is the solution: Robert Latham's beautifully judged abridgment of the Diary. Pure pleasure'\u003cbr\u003eClare Tomalin, author of \u003ci\u003eSamuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This prince of Diarists, this most amiable and admirable of men, has at last been worthily served'\u003cbr\u003ePaul Johnson, \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54251063705944,"sku":"9780141439938","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780141439938.jpg?v=1764430229","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/diary-of-samuel-pepys-a-selection","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}