The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Vol. 10: Companion

by Samuel Pepys

Book Overview

Samuel Pepys is as much a paragon of literature as Chaucer and Shakespeare. His Diary is one of the principal sources for many aspects of the history of its period. In spite of its significance, all previous editions were inadequately edited and suffered from a number of omissions-until Robert Latham and William Matthews went back to the 300-year-old original manuscript and deciphered each passage and phrase, no matter how obscure or indiscreet.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520227158
• ISBN13: 9780520227156
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 639 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 5.4" x 8.5"