Diary of Samuel Pepys - Complete 1666 N.S. Kindle Edition

Samuel Pepys' complete diaries have never been completely translated as he had his own personal shorthand and the racy bits were in coded Greek or Latin, but he wrote at a critical time in British history, the plague and the great fire, and his role as a politician provides great insights to what went on behind the scenes and between the sheets in merry olde England.My copy was bought for my Kindle. --Harley Sachs, also a Kindle author.

This famous journal gives us glimpses of life in seventeenth century England. I say glimpses because Pepys refers to everyday life in London at the time, and some of it is confusing to the modern reader. (Why did he buy so many gloves? Yes, I will look it up.) The man's candor about his own faults, his clearly boundless energy, and his interactions with nobles and commoners make good reading.

17th Century history from by a man, Samuel Pepys, who wrote it down in his diary every day as he lived it. Pepys is honest and humorous even about his personal passions and life at home. He wrote about those who ruled England in an open intelligent manner as it was, not the usual history written by those who thought they made history and who then want to protect their legacy. And no one has said more about the 1666 Fire of London, the plague of 1665 and relations with England's rival Holland in the 17th Century, than Pepys. If you enjoy reading history, you will enjoy Pepys.

Interesting book, I'm having fun reading what life was like in the 17'th century.

If you like to know how people in days gone by thought and acted, you'll love this book.It taught me a lot about history and left me with the old saying: "some things never change."

Lost interest in finishing the book. Not the authors fault. Not my kind of subject.

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Highly recommended for an understanding of daily life in Purcell's London.

We have all seen this before. Tiny print. Squashed into the middle of the page and too close to each margin.A cheap print.For me it is unreadable.

it's good. made of paper

It seems somewhat impertinent to presume to give a rating to a work of literature which has stood the test of time for more than 300 years. It is hard going in places -but if it is the sort of thing that interests you then you should enjoy it.

Very good but inserted text a real nuisance - this is the fire of london version - quite interesting retrospective of events

Explanatory notes etc are mixed in the text making the book unreadable for me. Glad it was free.