Diary of Samuel Pepys: Selected Passages by Samuel Pepys (Author), Richard Le Gallienne (Editor)

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Diary of Samuel Pepys: Selected Passages by Samuel Pepys (Author), Richard Le Gallienne (Editor)ISBN: 9780486436678 Publisher : Dover Publications, December 14, 2004 Paperback, 288 pages The son of a London tailor, Samuel Pepys (16331709) rose to political and social prominence in the latter half of the 17th century. A member of Parliament and the trusted confidant of Charles II, Pepys' (pronounced "peeps") unabashed curiosity in all things and a commitment to recording his innermost thoughts allow readers to experience firsthand accounts of the

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