The Diary of Samuel Pepys - (Modern Library Classics) Abridged (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Richard Le Gallienne's elegant abridgment of the <i>Diary</i> 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 <i>Diary</i> is literally unique," notes Le Gallienne. "It will have a still greater value for its historical importance."<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"One of our greatest historical records . . . a major work of English literature." --Paul Johnson<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Richard Le Gallienne</b> (1867-1947) was one of Britain's leading literary critics. His abridgment of <i>The Diary of Samuel Pepys</i> is considered a triumph of editing. <p/><b>Robert Louis Stevenson</b> (1850-1894) is one of the most widely read and admired novelists of the nineteenth century.
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