Samuel Pepys

538 books • 13 series

Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man. Although he had no maritime experience, he rose by patronage, hard work, and his talent for administration to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II. His influence and reforms at the Admiralty were important in the early professionalization of the Royal Navy. The detailed private diary he kept from 1660 until 1669 was first published in the nineteenth century and is one of the most important primary sources for history of the English Restoration period. It provides a combination of personal revelation and eyewitness accounts of great events, such as the Great Plague of London, the Second Dutch War, and the Great Fire of London.

Jan 2, 2010
Cover of Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, Esq., F.R.S. (Volume 3)

Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, Esq., F.R.S. (Volume 3)

Jan 2, 2010
Cover of Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, F.R.S.

Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, F.R.S.

Jan 2, 2010
Cover of Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys from His Ms. Cypher in the Pepsyian Library

Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys from His Ms. Cypher in the Pepsyian Library

Jan 1, 2010
Cover of Pepys' Memoires of the Royal Navy, 1679-1688

Pepys' Memoires of the Royal Navy, 1679-1688

Jan 1, 2010
Cover of Memoirs of Samuel Pepys, Esq., F. R. S., Secretary to the Admiralty in the Reigns of Charles II and James II, Comprising His Diary from 1659 to 1669, Deciphered by the REV. John Smith ... from the Original Short-Hand Ms. in the Pepysian Library, and a Sel

Memoirs of Samuel Pepys, Esq., F. R. S., Secretary to the Admiralty in the Reigns of Charles II and James II, Comprising His Diary from 1659 to 1669, Deciphered by the REV. John Smith ... from the Original Short-Hand Ms. in the Pepysian Library, and a Sel

Dec 31, 2009
Cover of Diary Volume 5

Diary Volume 5

Dec 17, 2009
Cover of Occasional Papers Read by Members at Meetings of the Samuel Pepys Club

Occasional Papers Read by Members at Meetings of the Samuel Pepys Club

Dec 11, 2009
Cover of The Diary of Samuel Pepys (Dodo Press)

The Diary of Samuel Pepys (Dodo Press)

Dec 6, 2009
Cover of The Diary of Samuel Pepys M.A. F.R.S.

The Diary of Samuel Pepys M.A. F.R.S.

Nov 1, 2009
Cover of The Manuscripts of J. Eliot Hodgkin, Esq., F.S.A., of Richmond, Surrey ..

The Manuscripts of J. Eliot Hodgkin, Esq., F.S.A., of Richmond, Surrey ..

Oct 28, 2009
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Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, F.R.S., Secretary to the Adimiralty in the Reigns of Charl

Oct 27, 2009
Cover of Red- Letter Days of Samuel Pepys

Red- Letter Days of Samuel Pepys

Oct 27, 2009
Cover of Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, F.R.S. Secretary to the Admiralty, Volume I

Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, F.R.S. Secretary to the Admiralty, Volume I

Oct 3, 2009
Cover of Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys from His Ms. Cypher in the Pepsyian Library, with a Life an

Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys from His Ms. Cypher in the Pepsyian Library, with a Life an

Aug 1, 2009
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Pepys on the Restoration Stage

May 16, 2009
Cover of The Life, Journals, and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, Volume I

The Life, Journals, and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, Volume I

Jan 28, 2009
Cover of Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, Esq., F. R. S. from His Ms. Cypher in the Pepysian Library

Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, Esq., F. R. S. from His Ms. Cypher in the Pepysian Library

Dec 9, 2008
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Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys from His Ms. Cypher in the Pepsyian Library, Volume I

Nov 14, 2008
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Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys from His Ms. Cypher in the Pepsyian Library, Volume IX

Nov 14, 2008
Cover of The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Volume IV

The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Volume IV

Oct 15, 2008
Cover of Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys

Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys

Oct 15, 2008
Cover of Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, Esq., F.R.S., Volume IV

Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, Esq., F.R.S., Volume IV

May 18, 2008
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The Years of Peril

Aug 1, 2007
Cover of The Diary of Samuel Pepys, 1662 N.S.

The Diary of Samuel Pepys, 1662 N.S.