Everybody's Pepys: The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1660-1669

by Samuel Pepys, O. F. Morshead (Editor)

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Genres: History, Autobiography

570 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1926

About the author

Samuel Pepys was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, who is now most famous for his diary. Although Pepys had no maritime experience, he rose by patronage, hard work and his talent for administration, to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under King James II. His influence and reforms at the Admiralty were important in the early professionalization of the Royal Navy.

The detailed private diary he kept during 1660–1669 was first published in the nineteenth century, and is one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period. It provides a combination of personal revelation and eyewitness accounts of great events, such as the Great Plague of London, the Second Dutch War and the Great Fire of London.

His surname is usually pronounced /'pi:ps/ ('peeps').

Reviews

[Louise Culmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

There are many abridged versions of Pepys's Diary, this one is worth having for the enchanting illustrations by E.H. shephed - sixty delightful full pages.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was only able to read 50 pages. Maybe the timing is wrong, with being home bound during this corona virus crisis. While reading Samuel Pepys daily entries on eating, drinking and visiting friends, I'm thinking, "Gosh, what a tedious life." Yes, I know it's a diary, but it reminds me that I'm doing less than he! It's possible that once 2020's plague is over, I can go back and read about the 1660 plague.