Name: Mod lib the Diary of Samuel Pepys (Modern Library)
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Author: Pepys, Samuel ; Le Gallienne, Richard ; Stevenson, Robert Louis
ISBN: 9780812970715

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Mod lib the Diary of Samuel Pepys (Modern Library)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Samuel Pepys

Introduction by

Robert Louis Stevenson

Illustrated by

Richard Le Gallienne

Publisher

Modern Library

Year

2003

Language

English

Pages

310

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.4x13.3x1.9 cm

Weight

0.26 kg.

ISBN

0812970713

ISBN13

9780812970715

Synopsis "Mod lib the Diary of Samuel Pepys (Modern Library) "

Richard Le Gallienne's elegant abridgment of the Diary captures the essential writings of Samuel Pepys (1633-1703), a remarkable man who witnessed the coronation of Charles II, the Great Plague of 1665, and the Great Fire of 1666. Originally scribbled in a cryptic shorthand, Pepys's quotidian journal of life in Restoration London provides an astonishingly frank and diverting account of political intrigues; naval, church, and cultural affairs; and the sexual escapades and domestic strife of a man with a voracious, childlike appetite for living. "As a human document the Diary is literally unique," notes Le Gallienne. "It will have a still greater value for its historical importance."

Robert Louis Stevenson

(Introduction by)

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(Edinburgh, 1850 - Samoa, 1894) British novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist. He entered the University of Edinburgh at the age of sixteen to follow in his father's footsteps and become a lighthouse engineer, a career he would later abandon. His nautical studies allowed him to come into contact with seafaring people and customs, key ingredients in some of his most famous works. His renowned work, Treasure Island, was published under the pseudonym Captain George North in 1881. In 1886, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, one of the great classics of literature, was released. He died on the island of Samoa, at his home, Vailima.

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