Pepys: A Biography
by Richard Ollard
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This biography of Samuel Pepys, the most famous diarist of all time, provides the key to the contrasts and contradictions of Pepys' character and draws together the threads running through his life to reveal the man behind the famous diary. Pepys was a boy during the Civil War and a student during the Protectorate. He witnessed the Restoration, the Dutch Wars, the Plague, the Fire of London and the Glorious Revolution. As a result, his diary of life has continued to be one of the most show more important historical documents. show lessTags
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- Original publication date
- 1974
- People/Characters
- Samuel Pepys
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- Genres
- Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction, History, Literature Studies and Criticism, General Nonfiction, Travel
- DDC/MDS
- 914.2 — History & geography Geography & travel Geography of and travel in Europe England and Wales
- LCC
- PR3618 .P2 .O5 — Language and Literature English English Literature 17th and 18th centuries (1640-1770)
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- Languages
- English
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- Paper
- ISBNs
- 8
- ASINs
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