1665 - Diary of a Plague Year EPUB
by Samuel Pepys
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Welcome to London in lockdown - in 1665This timely release of a year in the life of London's greatest diarist comes with an introduction by bestselling author, Max Hastings.The plague that swept through London in 1665 brought the city to a grinding halt.
The bustle of business gave way to a grim air of fear as nearly a quarter of Londoners were struck down.
Yet for Samuel Pepys, life went on.In his lifetime, Pepys was 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.
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.In 1665 that life was lived under an ever-present shadow of death, and Pepys offers us a glimpse into how that affected London and Londoners alike.
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- Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication Date:03/09/2020
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- ISBN:9780008432263
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication Date:03/09/2020
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- ISBN:9780008432263
