Samuel Pepys, FRS (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, who is now most famous for his diary. Although Pepys had no maritime experience,... More > 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 subsequently 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 during 1660–1669 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.
A fascinating inside look into London during the 1660s that brings history to life!< Less
On 1st January 1660, a humble government clerk called Samuel Pepys, the son of a London tailor, started a diary. He wrote candidly about his life, his work, the complex politics of the time, his wife... More > Elizabeth, and his many affairs. Then, for reasons lost down the years, the original diary was edited, censored, bowdlerised until it was nothing but a mere shell of the original work. Now, after literally minutes of research, we present the first fragment of Pepys's orginal work, restored to its bawdy glory, telling the true story of the restoration of the monarch under King Charles II, and the part played by a small dog called Lucy Minogue. Or, a work of comedy fiction based on (almost) true events at a tumultuous point in England's history. You decide.< Less
On 1st January 1660, a humble government clerk called Samuel Pepys, the son of a London tailor, started a diary. He wrote candidly about his life, his work, the complex politics of the time, his wife... More > Elizabeth, and his many affairs.
Then, for reasons lost down the years, the original diary was edited, censored, bowdlerised until it was nothing but a mere shell of the original work.
Now, after literally minutes of research, we present the first fragment of Pepys's orginal work, restored to its bawdy glory, telling the true story of the restoration of the monarch under King Charles II, and the part played by a small dog called Lucy Minogue.
Or, a work of comedy fiction based on (almost) true events at a tumultuous point in England's history. You decide.< Less
The life and times of Samuel Ferreira uncovered and recounted in the pages of this book riveting always entertain and informative follow the story of an ordinary mans humble beginnings as he rose... More > to control one of the biggest corporations in the world.
Samuel Ferreira the mystery finally solved and exposed for all to see.
Samuel the hero of this story is a typical Joe who wandered through many strange lands and has some rather unusual adventures to say the least. The book closes on a certain day in 2001 in the city of New York. a great read you will be glued to the pages from the first to the last.< Less
The life and times of Samuel Ferreira uncovered and recounted in the pages of this book riveting always entertain and informative follow the story of an ordinary mans humble beginnings as he rose... More > to control one of the biggest corporations in the world.
Samuel Ferreira the mystery finally solved and exposed for all to see.
Samuel the hero of this story is a typical Joe who wandered through many strange lands and has some rather unusual adventures to say the least. The book closes on a certain day in 2001 in the city of New York. a great read you will be glued to the pages from the first to the last.< Less
The former London County Council unwittingly created the outline of a small Essex district’s history when it chose names for its out-of-town estate roads.
Samuel Pepys, a visitor to the area,... More > names some of the notables referred to in his diaries. Others, including a notorious rake, celebrated lawyers, still popular authors, curious publishers, spirited agitators and naturalists are amongst the personalities described in more detail here.< Less
The former London County Council unwittingly created the outline of a small Essex district’s history when it chose names for its out-of-town estate roads.
Samuel Pepys, a visitor to the area,... More > names some of the notables referred to in his diaries. Others, including a notorious rake, celebrated lawyers, still popular authors, curious publishers, spirited agitators and naturalists are amongst the personalities described in more detail here.< Less
Fifteen Minutes of Fame is a satirical commentary on contemporary culture. The book celebrates the cult of celebrity, the wonders of everyday experience, and lots in between. Andrew Godsell, with pen... More > in hand and tongue in cheek, explores diverse subjects, as fact mingles with fiction. The enduring influence of such literary figures as Lewis Carroll, George Orwell, Samuel Pepys, J K Rowling, and Evelyn Waugh is considered. Political themes range from Thatcherism to the Con-Dem coalition, either side of New Labour. The importance of history stretches from Stonehenge, and the legends of King Arthur, to the growth of Internet genealogy. The excitement of sport is reflected in football, and the communal spirit of Sport Relief. Music by John Lennon, Madonna, Patti Smith, and Bruce Springsteen sits alongside a folk festival. The established arts of theatre and cinema combine with the emergence of Reality TV.< Less
This is an episodic collection of tales set in the mid twelfth century, in the last remaining independent Saxon monarchy in Norman England, due to a nifty legal loophole. Medieval tales of dark... More > deeds, underhand dealings, and horrible tuneless wassailing to hideous wailing crumhorns
A set of chronicles in which the King suffers visits from Short and Curly, the two mincing actors from the travelling show Theatre of the Absurd: Lorenz Lawne-Bowlyngge, the flamboyant interior designer: Dr Misaubin, the travelling apothecary and snake-oil man: the misguided owner of a henge-building franchise: Tull, the inventor of the Gardeners Claw: a money-grabbing Water-diviner: an itinerant Tiler: a bunch of homicidal German mercenaries: Joey Pantolooni, the leader of the worst circus on the planet, and many more.
Here, for the first time together, are extracts from Wizard Prang’s Journal, a chronicler clearly not in the same class as Samuel Pepys, together with the true catastrophic events behind each entry.< Less
This is an episodic collection of tales set in the mid twelfth century, in the last remaining independent Saxon monarchy in Norman England, due to a nifty legal loophole. Medieval tales of dark... More > deeds, underhand dealings, and horrible tuneless wassailing to hideous wailing crumhorns
A set of chronicles in which the King suffers visits from Short and Curly, the two mincing actors from the travelling show Theatre of the Absurd: Lorenz Lawne-Bowlyngge, the flamboyant interior designer: Dr Misaubin, the travelling apothecary and snake-oil man: the misguided owner of a henge-building franchise: Tull, the inventor of the Gardeners Claw: a money-grabbing Water-diviner: an itinerant Tiler: a bunch of homicidal German mercenaries: Joey Pantolooni, the leader of the worst circus on the planet, and many more.
Here, for the first time together, are extracts from Wizard Prang’s Journal, a chronicler clearly not in the same class as Samuel Pepys, together with the true catastrophic events behind each entry.< Less
