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Presented here is the 1893 edition, which restores the majority of the originally censored content but omits âa few passages which cannot possibly be printed.â The rich collection of endnotes serves to further illustrate the lives of the people Pepys meets and the state of internal politics and international relations during the English Restoration.Ĭompatible epub â All devices and apps except Kindles and Kobos.Īzw3 â Kindle devices and apps. This early release censored large amounts of the text, and it was only in the 1970s that an uncensored version was published. The diary, originally written in a shorthand, was included in this trove and was eventually deciphered in the early 19th century, and published by Lord Baybrooke in 1825. Luckily for Pepys, his eyesight difficulties never progressed to blindness and he was able to go on to become both a Member of Parliament and the President of the Royal Society, but he never resumed his diarism.Īfter Pepysâ death he left his large library of books and manuscripts first to his nephew, which was then passed on to Magdalene College, Cambridge, where it survives to this day. He did consider employing an amanuensis to transcribe future entries for him, but worried that the content he wanted written would be too personal. Pepys eventually stopped keeping the diary due to progressive deterioration of his eyesight, fearing that continuing to write would worsen the condition.

His incredibly frank observations have proved invaluable in establishing an accurate record of the daily life of the people of London of that period. In it he describes everything from battles against the Dutch and the intrigues of court, to the plays he saw, his marital infidelities, and the quality of the meat provided for his supper. Pepysâ Diary is a decade-long snapshot of the life of an up and coming naval administrator in mid-17th century London. Will you support our efforts with a donation? We rely on your support to help us keep producing beautiful, free, and unrestricted editions of literature for the digital age. Standard Ebooksġ,208,791 words (73 hours 16 minutes) with a reading ease of 70.67 (fairly easy) The Diary, by Samuel Pepys - Free ebook download - Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover.

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