The Great Fire of London

Name: The Great Fire of London
Price: 1.49 EUR
Author: Samuel Pepys
ISBN: 9780141397559

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Samuel Pepys

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Paru le : 19/03/2015

'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... > Lire la suite

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'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 FireIntroducing 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.
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Date de parution : 19/03/2015
Editeur : PENGUIN
Collection : Penguin Little Black Classics
ISBN : 978-0-14-139755-9
EAN : 9780141397559
Format : ePub
Nb. de pages : 64 pages

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Biographie de 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