The Diary of Samuel Pepys Book Reviews

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The diary of Samuel Pepys. Interesting first hand account of his life at the court of King Charles II, including living thru the great fire, court politics, society and inventions of the age. A reminder that people are basically the same in behavior, though centuries past by and customs change ...

Censored and boring. First, I want to note that I read the Lord Braybrook edition, a gray book with no photo on the cover, which is based on the highly purged (boring to modern readers) Victorian edition of 1893. Every cheap book on iBooks or Kindle ($.99-4.99) despite the different covers, is this exact same version. They leave out the most interesting and personal passages, like on Jan 1, 1660 Pepys laments that his wife got her period so is not pregnant (Not in this edition, I found that out by reading Wikipedia), and instead includes endless notes on who Sir Bla-Bla was (who cares?). That was proper for Victorian times, but dull as dishwater now. But Pepys Actual diary written in 1660- was Filled with juicy everyday details like Access Hollywood. For this you have to buy the definitive edition by Robert Latham and William Matthews in 1983. Sadly it’s not yet available on iBooks or Kindle. Crying. However, there is a $14.99 version available that is edited by La Galienne with a forward by Robert Louis Stevenson. I got a sample to see if it was based on the Latham-Matthews edition, but the silly thing ended before even the first page of the diary. However, it did have some interesting passages in the Forward, one about him in the countryside with a lady not his wife and meeting a shepherd, that showed promise that the $14.99 version Might be based on Latham-Matthews, or at least more interesting than the 99 cent versions. I bought the hardcover Latham-Matthews, but may try the $14.99, just because it’s so much easier for me to read an iBook.

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Samuel Pepys diary. I laughed at the going ons of lords kings and queens bed hoping, Tho it be a long book of over 3069 pages I sailed through it (pun on the word sail) I managed to read the whole book in just 12 days I found him to be a man of wit but also shroud in his main aim to write the history of our Navy. I did have to look up a mountain of words some not to be found but. You sort of knew what he was saying. A little heavy for those who don't wish to expand ones minds, Charles 2 and the Duke of York seemed to balance off one another. The ending sad as he was going blind at such a young age from 37 onwards you feel his sadness at the fact he will be unable to continue his journal Great read for serious expansions of minds. Also read Dr Johnstons London brilliant five stars well worth the read

Cool. Just kidding this book is rubish

Boring. Boring

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