Pepys Anthology Passages Diary of Samuel Pepys REDUCED!

A Pepys Anthology: Passages from the Diary of Samuel Pepys

Selected and edited by Robert and Linnet Latham

Published by University of California Press, Berkeley, 1999

A paperback of 287 pages, slight rippling effect of surface plastic on front cover. A nice clean copy in very good condition.

Contents:

• The Diary Begins - Pepys and the Restoration
• Pepys the Man - the Booklover; the Churchman; Country outings and river excursions; Dinners and parties; Encounters with children; the Householder; the Husband; the King's servant; the Man of fashion; the Musician; the Neighbour; Pictures and portraits; the Rising man; the Theatre-goer; the Virtuoso
• Pepys's World - Ceremonies and processions; Christmas; Church uniformity restored; the Court; the Fire of London; Houses and gardens; Marvels and Mysteries; Matters of State; the Navy; the Plague; Popular entertainments; St Valentine's Day; Sports and contests; Street life; Travellers' tales
• Pepys the Story-Teller - the Bashful lovers; Buried gold; the Dancing master; Deb Willet
• Anecdotes, Observations and Reflections