{"product_id":"the-diary-of-samuel-pepys-modern-library-classics-by-samuel-pepys","title":"The Diary of Samuel Pepys (Modern Library Classics) by Samuel Pepys","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Flap\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRichard Le Gallienne's elegant abridgment of the \"Diary captures the essential writings of Samuel Pepys (1633-1703), a remarkable man who witnessed the coronation of Charles II, the Great Plague of 1665, and the Great Fire of 1666. Originally scribbled in a cryptic shorthand, Pepys's quotidian journal of life in Restoration London provides an astonishingly frank and diverting account of political intrigues; naval, church, and cultural affairs; and the sexual escapades and domestic strife of a man with a voracious, childlike appetite for living. \"As a human document the \"Diary is literally unique,\" notes Le Gallienne. \"It will have a still greater value for its historical importance.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"One of our greatest historical records . . . a major work of English literature.\"\u003cstrong\u003e --Paul Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Le Gallienne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1867-1947) was one of Britain's leading literary critics. His abridgment of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Diary of Samuel Pepys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis considered a triumph of editing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Louis Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1850-1894) is one of the most widely read and admired novelists of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModern Library\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date:\u003cspan\u003e September 09, 2003\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9780812970715\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.74\" H x 8.04\" L x 5.22\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e352 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45117584605370,"sku":"9780812970715","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/61eSJkk7lAL._SL1200.jpg?v=1756737868","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/the-diary-of-samuel-pepys-modern-library-classics-by-samuel-pepys","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}