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The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Volume I: 1660 - 1663
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh, David Timson
- Length: 42 hrs and 43 mins
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys is one of the most entertaining documents in English history. Written between 1660 and 1669, as Pepys was establishing himself as a key administrator in the naval office, it is an intimate portrait of life in 17th-century England covering his professional and personal activities, including, famously, his love of music, theatre, food, wine and his peccadilloes. This Naxos AudioBooks production is the world premiere recording of the diary in its entirety; the result of many years of scholarship by Robert Latham (Magdalene College, Cambridge) and William Matthews (University of California). It has been divided into three volumes. Volume I covers the opening years of the Restoration and introduces us to many of the key characters - family, government and royalty. Pepys was there when Charles II returned to England, and he lived through those opening years of the Stuart monarchy, with its revenge on the regicides. He also recorded the reopening of theatres, and how he relaxed from the Puritan way of life.
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- S GEE
- 24-11-23
Interesting
Interesting but it would be more so if we could have more details about some of other people mentioned.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-04-19
I loved it. true history by one who lived it
Not everyone's cup of tea. The day to day life of a man who lived through one of the most eventful years in history. l loved it warts and all nothing left out
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- SJ TREVELYAN-WHITE
- 10-02-24
How life has chaned
very interesting to listen to a voice of the past. Highly recommend to anyone who loves history.
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- Julian Hughes
- 17-03-21
Narration is excellent
The narration is excellent. Pitch perfect, clearly enunciated, very enjoyably told. Samuel Pepys comes to life as you listen. I will definitely be spending future credits on the other two volumes.
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- ahala
- 15-05-22
superb reader
david timson captures the cadences and meanings just perfectly, as if Pepys himself speaking
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- Diane's Den
- 21-01-23
A window into a real person's experiences views
What shocked me was how we still act like this today sharing many similarities
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- S Scott
- 06-04-24
a fascinating listen
What is there to say? Pepys wrote his diary for no one to read which makes it the most wonderful record of the time.
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- Paul
- 17-06-19
Fascinating
A very well absorbing performance from the reader. Very well ‘acted’. Making the listener believe it was being recited rather than read. An absolutely fascinating insight into 17th century life. Some very surprising and amusing passages, not to mention sordid and candid in places.
I would highly recommend this. I’m going to buy the next volumes as well as start the first again. I can see this being an annual listen. Fantastic
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- Paul Carley
- 28-12-18
A great text well read.
I'm very glad that this work is available unabridged.
It is read very well and I'd happily listen to many more by this narrator.
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- Sean
- 19-10-18
I didn't know
If i would enjoy this but I did for sure, the language, the way they lived, too much religion i personally believe and thank the gods medicine has improved, one of the most unusal books i've ever read in my life almost, and so to bed.
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