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Diary Of Samuel Pepys - Volume 23: July/August 1663

Diary Of Samuel Pepys - Volume 23: July/August 1663

Pepys Richard Griffin Braybrooke, Samuel

Paperback

African HistoryGeneral ReferenceGeneral World History

ISBN10: 935494258X
ISBN13: 9789354942587
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Aug 17 2021
Pages: 56
Weight: 0.21
Height: 0.13 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A fresh page in a vanished world opens with Pepys' brisk, intimate chronicle of July and August 1663. A historical diary that feels like a window onto the daily pulse of Restoration London, and a mirror for the era's storms and joys. This volume blends vivid scenes of london daily life with precise updates on naval affairs, plague, weather, and politics, offering a seamless eyewitness historical record. Pepys's voice-curious, candid, sometimes wry-maps a city in flux: the theatre of power at Whitehall, the rhythms of markets and taverns, and the private inventiveness of a man navigating a rapidly changing world. For history research readers and students, the book doubles as an invaluable academic study aid, a primer on late seventeenth century london wrapped in a compelling memoir of the Restoration period. A note of significance runs through the pages: Pepys's diary is a cornerstone of restoration london literature and a touchstone for naval history parallels, social history, and cultural change. It speaks to casual readers with immediate warmth and to collectors with reverence for a work that shaped how we understand daily life in the era. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure for fans of historical diary literature and the long view of restoration era insights.

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