The diary of Samuel Pepys
Presents excerpts chronicling one of the most colorful periods of the Restoration.
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- ISBN: 9781449873882
- Physical Description 1 audio file (4 hrs., 15 mins.) : digital
- Edition Unabridged.
- Publisher Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books ; 2011.
- Copyright ℗1991
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General Note: | Downloadable audio file. Title from title screen (viewed March 3, 2011). GMD: electronic resource. |
Restrictions on Access Note: | Access restricted to subscribing institutions. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Narrated by Alexander Spencer. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. Requires OneClick Digital Media Manager. System requirements: 200 MB of free disk space, 512 MB of RAM, Windows Installer 3.1, Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (x86 and x64), Windows Media Player 10 QA. |
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys was born in London in 1633 and died in Clapham in 1703. In his life, he was Secretary of Naval Affairs and President of the Royal Society, mingling with the greatest of the land. He lived through civil war, plague, and the greatest fire London has suffered outside of the Blitz in World War II. In 1660, at the age of 27, he began a diary, chronicling one of the most colorful periods of the Restoration.