THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS M.A. F.R.S.
CLERK OF THE ACTS AND SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY
Transcribed from the
shorthand manuscript in the PEPYSIAN
library
Magdalene college Cambridge by
the Rev.&n...
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THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS M.A. F.R.S.
CLERK OF THE ACTS AND SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY
Transcribed from the
shorthand manuscript in the PEPYSIAN
library
Magdalene College Cambridge by
the Rev.&...
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PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THE DIARY.
I. Memoirs of Samuel Pepys, Esq., F.R.S., Secretary
to the Admiralty in the reigns of Charles II. and
James II., comprising his Diary from 1659 to 1669,
deciphered by...
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Biography EssaySamuel Pepys, author of the finest and bestknown diary in English, was born in Salisbury Court near Fleet Street in London on 23 February 1633. He was the fifth of eleven children, of w...
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The English diarist and public official Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) kept a diary that provides a graphic account of English social life and conditions during the early period of the Restoration.Samuel Pe...
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Samuel Pepys, author of the finest and bestknown diary in English, was born in Salisbury Court near Fleet Street in London on 23 February 1633. He was the fifth of eleven children, of whom only three ...
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In a 1695 memorandum in his diary Samuel Pepys wrote that he intended for his collection of books to differ from the "Extensive, Pompous, and Stationary Libraries of Princes, Universities, Colleges an...
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In the following essay, Rostenberg studies Pepys's large collection of books, musical texts, and manuscripts as a reflection of both his own interests and those of his contemporaries.
On the...
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In the essay that follows, Taylor examines how the tension between Pepys's Puritan beliefs and his delight in attending performances is reflected in his views on Restoration theater.
Pepys&#...
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In the following essay, Dougherty compares Pepys's language in the Diary with contemporary English, and concludes that most of the differences are insignificant.
The diary that Samuel Pepys ...
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In the following essay, Latham reviews Pepys's records, written while he was a clerk of the Navy Board, documenting English military reform after the Dutch War of 1665-67.
I the Navy White Bo...
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In the essay that follows, Bédoyère examines the significance of the correspondence between Pepys and John Evelyn as a complement to their better-known diaries.
The existence of the c...
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In the following essay, Roach argues that an incident recorded in the Diary, in which Pepys kisses the mummy of a long-dead queen, represents an attempt to “preserve a sense of the relationship...
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