UID:
almafu_9960117608402883
Format:
1 online resource (viii, 311 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
Second edition.
ISBN:
0-511-69511-X
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Printing and publishing history
Content:
Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838-1917) was an eminent bibliographer, author and editor who served as assistant secretary to the Royal Society of Arts between 1879 and his retirement in 1908. He also had a particular interest in the life of Samuel Pepys (1633-1703), founding the Samuel Pepys Club in 1903 and producing the most reliable edition of Pepys' diary until the Latham edition (1970-1983). This volume contains a detailed biography of Pepys. Using contemporary sources, Wheatley discusses Pepys' achievements during the period his diary was kept, his progression in the Navy Board and his resignation in 1689. Wheatley provides descriptions of Restoration society, manners and customs, exploring the historical context of Pepys' life through discussions of incidents taken from his diary. This volume remains a standard reference for the historical context of Pepys' diary and life.
Note:
Also issued in print: 2010.
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This edition originally published: London: Bickers and Son, 1880.
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Includes index.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-108-02152-2
Language:
English
