Richard Griffin / Samuel Pepys Braybrooke
Librería Samer Atenea
Librería Aciertas (Toledo)
Kálamo Books
Librería Perelló (Valencia)
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Donde los libros
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
A window into the making of a city and a life. Pepys’s January 1659/1660 diary entries open a vivid lens on daily London-its streets, its noise, its quiet rituals, its intimate conversations-told with a brisk, human intelligence that feels both personal and panoramic.This edition unlocks a century-old voice for modern readers: a personal diary collection that reads like a dynamic urban chronicle, balancing sharp observations with the warmth of a letter to a confidant. The form-epistolary, impressionistic, intensely intimate-offers themes of memory, governance, and resilience. Pepys’s pages record the immediacy of plague fears, the tremors of political change, and the stubborn pulse of a city rebuilding after disruption, all while capturing the texture of mid seventeenth century England with candour and wit.A work of clear literary and historical significance, this volume stands as more than a reprint. It is a restored, curated artifact, refreshed for today’s readers and for future generations. For both casual readers and classic-literature collectors, it is a compelling, tangible link to Restoration era life, governance, and culture. The edition-out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions-is a collector’s item and a cultural treasure, inviting readers to walk the crowded lanes of early modern London alongside one of history’s most candid observers.
