Wheatley, Henry Benjamin; Pepys, Samuel; Bright, Mynors
Synopsis "Diary"
This is Volume 6 of the complete, unabridged transcription of Samuel Pepys's famous diary, meticulously rendered from the original shorthand manuscript held in the Pepysian Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge. Edited by Henry Benjamin Wheatley, with earlier transcriptions and notes by Mynors Bright and Richard Griffin Braybrooke, this edition offers unparalleled access to Pepys's intimate observations of 17th-century life in England.Pepys's "Diary" provides a vivid and invaluable record of the social, political, and cultural landscape of the time, encompassing significant events such as the Restoration, the Great Plague, and the Great Fire of London. His detailed entries offer insight into the daily lives, thoughts, and relationships of a man living through extraordinary times, making this volume essential for historians, scholars, and anyone fascinated by the past.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
