Pepys' Memoires of the Royal Navy

by Samuel Pepys

Memoirs that were published originally by Pepys in June, 1690. They are a defense of his own naval administration prior to 1688, and a criticcism of that of his opponents. Interesting details concerning the navy of this period are included. THIS TITLE IS CITED AND RECOMMENDED Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature; Books for College Libraries.

131 pages, Library Binding

First published October 1, 1969

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').