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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is the definitive edition of Pepys' Diary!,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Vol. 5: 1664 (Hardcover)
This is the best edition of Samuel Pepy's Diary and is hugely enjoyable to read. It takes you into the world of a 17th century yuppie par excellance with all his faults and virtues. The scholarship is first rate, meticulous and rigorous and the footnotes add enormously to the interest of the diary. The introductory essays are also first rate and I want the whole set of all 12 volumes!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Honest, vivid account of 17th Century London,
By Jan Overstreet (Murphys, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Vol. 5: 1664 (Paperback)
Samuel Pepys must certainly be the most candid of diarists, and the most aware of his time and place. He makes no effort to hide his flaws, nor his accomplishments. We learn about court intrigue, food, household management, plays, the foibles of kings, taverns, music, the navy, architecture, preachers, marriage, family relationships...the man was open to the world around him in an unbelievable way, and conveys it all with zest. It is absolutely enthralling.
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Vol. 5: 1664 by Samuel Pepys (Paperback - September 4, 2000)
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