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The Great Fire of London Samuel Pepys

The Great Fire of London By Samuel Pepys

The Great Fire of London by Samuel Pepys


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Summary

Offers a selection from author's startlingly vivid and candid diary, including his famous account of the Great Fire.

The Great Fire of London Summary

The Great Fire of London by Samuel Pepys

'With one's face in the wind you were almost burned with a shower of Firedrops'

A selection from Pepys' startlingly vivid and candid diary, including his famous account of the Great Fire

Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.

Samuel Pepys (1633-1703). The Diary of Samuel Pepys: A Selection is available in Penguin Classics

About Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) was a naval administrator, Member of Parliament and best remembered as a diarist. Kept between 1660-1669 and written in Shelton's shorthand, Pepys' diary recorded major historical events, like the Plague and the Great Fire of London alongside his more personal concerns and activities, including politics, his work in public life and rows with his wife, Elizabeth

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GOR006596711
9780141397542
0141397543
The Great Fire of London by Samuel Pepys
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
20150226
64
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