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The Letters of Samuel Pepys
Guy De La Bedoyere (Ed.)
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Description for The Letters of Samuel Pepys
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New selection of Pepys' letters throws light on his life and early career, and includes 30 never previously published. The correspondence included here represents the first selection of Pepys's letters drawn from all possible sources to be published since 1933. Since the Diary does not cover this period, the letters enable the reader to follow Pepys' early career on the staff of the Earl of Sandwich, his rise to greatness as Secretary of the Admiralty, and his retirement after the Glorious Revolution. Along the way Pepys fought battles with opponents of his naval reforms and enemies who tried to ... Read more
New selection of Pepys' letters throws light on his life and early career, and includes 30 never previously published. The correspondence included here represents the first selection of Pepys's letters drawn from all possible sources to be published since 1933. Since the Diary does not cover this period, the letters enable the reader to follow Pepys' early career on the staff of the Earl of Sandwich, his rise to greatness as Secretary of the Admiralty, and his retirement after the Glorious Revolution. Along the way Pepys fought battles with opponents of his naval reforms and enemies who tried to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843835141
SKU
V9781843835141
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Ref
99-50
Reviews for The Letters of Samuel Pepys
The Letters form an illuminating counterpoint and frame to Pepys's diary: less carefully orchestrated, they reveal a more complex and multi-faceted individual.
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