Diary of Samuel Pepys Volume 06: June/July 1660

Also, there was a pretty good go Sam had with Mrs. Lane on July Lane comes; and my bands not being done, she and I parted and met at the Crowne in the palace-yard, where we eat a chicken I sent for and drank and were mighty merry, and I had my full liberty of tossing her and doing what I would but the last thing of all; for I felt as much as I would and made her feel my thing also, and put the end of it to her breast and by and by to her very belly -- of which I am heartily ashamed.

But I do resolve never to do more so. So, my review is finished, and so to bed. Excellently performed by Leighton Pugh.

Incredibly interesting to step into s England. It's amazing how much has stayed the same. Love history, read history, love detail, love stepping into the past, and love really long books. But this is called a diary and it is a diary. While it may interest me another time, what I heard is mostly recounting comings and goings, delivering things and making payments, meeting people, having a pint with people, going to work, etc. I was hoping for a bit more of his personal insights, thoughts, descriptions. I decided not finish this one. As a lover of history, this audiobook has provided me with hours upon hours of enjoyment.

It is the only full, uncut, and uncensored audio version of the diary and is an incredible insight into life in 17th Century Britain. Of course I have no need to go in to the wonders of the diary itself - most of you are here because you already know that Samuel Pepys maintained undoubtedly the most detailed and forthcoming diary of his era. The narration of the diary itself is masterful and gives you the sensation that Samuel himself is speaking to you.

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The narrator winds emotion into his speech to beautifully convey the tone of the text. What more is there to say about this audiobook other than I've already bought the second and third volumes. I thought I was being clever, wanting to listen to his diary in its entirety. I thought, "who are those wimps who read little short exceprts? I'm going to learn what it was really like to live then! Part 1 of 4 alone is 35 hours long. I can tell you with utmost certainty, that Mr.

Pepys had a busy and interesting life, but the repetitive lists were too long for me. He was just committed to committing adultery so attending church never brought him to repentance. It's a good read but not if you are a real Christian willing to truly becoming and being Christ's disciple. I love diaries, and this is perhaps the master-diary. I also like long and easy-going reads.

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This is ticking all the boxes. That said, it is just so very long, even for me, I am, after listening to the first 2 volumes back-to-back, listening to one at a time and then listening to another, entirely different sort of book before going on to the next volume of Pepys. As there is really no plot whatsoever, this does not leave you wondering 'what next? If I tried to listen to it all in one lump - which would take weeks - I think even I, with high thresholds of tolerance when it comes to lengthy books, would give up.

It is well read. Not over-acted, with just the right hints of peeve or greed and lust, but mainly just conversational. Accents are not needed which is a relief. I may be imagining a very inaccurate vision of his London, but as we go about his day-to-day rounds together, I think I can see the London of his day, in my mind's eye. The effect of 'living' with him and his family etc over a long period is that of layering up his contacts, friends and colleagues so it becomes a mini-soap!

I also love the daily food references and very much want to try capons, venison pie and plum porridge. Not so much the tripe. Pepys can be very straight forward at times. Jan 03, Frank Mancino rated it it was amazing. Worth reading for anyone interested in Restoration England by someone living then and what a life he led!

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Onevolume each year is enough for me. Feb 02, Christian rated it liked it Shelves: May 06, Donna rated it really liked it. This is not a book to rush through. It provides a clear picture of London life during the time of the plague, the great fire, and other major events of the Restoration.

May 30, Fazackerly Toast rated it liked it Shelves: Apr 11, Lisa rated it liked it Shelves: It was fine a bit boring, lots of mundane details of day to day life. I learned about Charles II return to England, Pepys drank tea for the first time and lots of deaths from smallpox. Apr 14, Brian Engelhardt is currently reading it. One of the world's most famous diarists and father of the modern Navy.

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A project in 9 volumes, we'll see how far I get. Sep 10, Uwe Hauck rated it really liked it. Great biography i am reading a brilliant german translation. Nov 07, Debbie Zapata rated it did not like it Shelves: Couldn't read the version I found Dec 11, Rissi rated it liked it. The old manner of speaking and writing made it a bit of a challenge, but the footnotes are very helpful. David Ruffle rated it it was amazing Jan 12, Anne rated it it was amazing Aug 31, David Bird rated it really liked it Aug 07, Tom rated it really liked it Dec 09, Andrew UNCultured rated it really liked it Jul 08, L rated it it was amazing Aug 13, Alexander rated it liked it Jan 13, Debbie rated it it was amazing Jul 19, Carol Stansfield rated it liked it Jan 21, There are no discussion topics on this book yet.

If you like books and love to build cool products, we may be looking for you. Samuel Pepys was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, who is now most famous for his diary. Although Pepys had no maritime experience, he rose by patronage, hard work and his talent for administration, to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under King James II.

His influence and reforms at the Admiralty were important in the early professionalization of the Royal Navy. The d Samuel Pepys was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, who is now most famous for his diary. The detailed private diary he kept during — was first published in the nineteenth century, and is one of the most important primary sources for 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.

Other books in the series. The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1 - 10 of 11 books. Books by Samuel Pepys. Trivia About The Diary of Samu No trivia or quizzes yet. But in August the diary passage refers to W. Symons and not Mr. On this date, the footnote discusses W. Symons's relationship with his uncle, Henry Scobell. Apparently Scobell was responsible for the sale of the land of deans and chapters during the Commonwealth Parliament. In , Scobell died and passed on some of this property to W. Symons and now the restoration was doing its job of restoring the property to its original owner.

Symons, the medical man attached to Montagu's Regiment having their party at the Swan, and Will Symons, the clerk who had the useful uncle. This doesn't leave us much closer to SP's state of mind when he says he's "not a little pleased". I suspect that SP now places himself firmly in the Royalist camp and it does his heart good to see the boys that may have leaped ahead of him in the old days taken down a peg or two.

What is also noteworthy is SP's honesty about his schadenfreude. His noticing the difference in resonance without the bed and I assume its harmonics sucking mattress prove that his ears were astute.

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But did he sing or play his flute? Or was it the Deans'? Is the Dean, is or was known by SP? Did SP like this Character? Symons may not be SP's favourite drinking companion? Sam's salary Re Tim Bray's question, I interpret the footnote as follows.

Wednesday 27 June 1660

The post had a statutory salary established a century earlier, which was way too low by Sam's time. So they in fact had already told Sam that the salary would be l. If this is right, and Sam knew he would shortly be receiving l per annum, it would explain why the offer of l to pass up the appointment wouldn't be all that tempting. Sam's salary It should also be noted that this potential position was a lifetime appointment. Like Eric and Chip, I was amused by Sam's appreciation of the altered acoustic in his chamber; I recall on the way to Cambridge some months previously he had played his flute in a cellar and remarked on room's echo.

Verily a Stuart Phil Spector After a song or two, he goes "home" to where the bed now resides.