Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys has written at least 12 books. Their most popular book is The Diary of Samuel Pepys with 18 saves with an average rating of 3.67⭐.

Author Bio

Samuel Pepys was born on February 23rd 1633 in Salisbury Court off Fleet Street. His father, John, was a tailor, his mother Margaret Kite was sister of a Whitechapel butcher and Samuel was fifth in a line of eleven children.

His knowledge of shorthand, his political connections through Montagu (now Earl of Sandwich and First Lord of the Admiralty, having brought the King back from exile), and his subsequent government posts as one of the principal officers of the navy administration, gave him power and moderate wealth.

His love of order and efficiency made him a man of some importance and he proudly and successfully addressed the Commons on naval matters. His [speech to the Commons on March 5th 1668][1] pleased him enormously.

For us he is best known for his less than ten years of personal diaries, at once personal and historic, characterful and literary. ([Edited from pepys.info][2].)


[1]: http://www.pepys.info/1668/1668.html#anchor6567384
[2]: http://www.pepys.info/pepbiog.html

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The Diary of Samuel Pepys

The Diary of Samuel Pepys
  • Samuel Pepys
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The Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London
  • Samuel Pepys
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1665 – Diary of a Plague Year
1665 – Diary of a Plague Year
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete
  • Samuel Pepys
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The Diary Of Samuel Pepys, Volume I: 1660
The Diary Of Samuel Pepys, Volume I: 1660
  • Samuel Pepys
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The Joys of Excess
The Joys of Excess
  • Samuel Pepys
51 read
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The Diary Of Samuel Pepys 1660

The Diary Of Samuel Pepys 1660
  • Samuel Pepys
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The Concise Pepys
The Concise Pepys
  • Samuel Pepys
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The Illustrated Pepys: Extracts from the Diary
The Illustrated Pepys: Extracts from the Diary
  • Samuel Pepys
41 read
Diary and Correspondence, in the Reigns of Charles II. and James II.
Diary and Correspondence, in the Reigns of Charles II. and James II.
  • Samuel Pepys
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Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys
Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys
  • Samuel Pepys
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Memoires Relating to the State of the Royal Navy of England
Memoires Relating to the State of the Royal Navy of England
  • Samuel Pepys
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