The Confessions of Samuel Pepys: His Private Revelations - Couverture souple

Bédoyère, Guy De La

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0349147388 ISBN 13 : 9780349147383

Editeur : Abacus, 2026

Synopsis

A re-examination of Pepys and his relationships with women.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Guy de la Bédoyère has written extensively on the ancient world over the last thirty years, most recently Gladius: Living, Fighting and Dying in the Roman Army (which was described by the Sunday Times as 'highly enjoyable') and Pharaohs of the Sun: How Egypt's Despots and Dreamers drove the Rise and Fall of Tutankhamun's Dynasty. He was part of Channel 4's archaeology series Time Team for fifteen years and has degrees from Durham, London and University College.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The Diary of Samuel Pepys is the most celebrated personal journal in the English language. This book brings his controversial private life to a contemporary readership by charting his varied and complex relationships with women. They included his wife Elizabeth whom he both loved and treated abominably, their domestic servants, the mistresses he secretly visited, the great ladies of the court he ogled, and other female friends whose company he delighted in and combined with casual flirting and petting. Most of these controversial entries were excised from 19th century editions, but all are featured here in completely new transcriptions and Pepys's secret code translated, following fresh forensic examination, from the original shorthand diary.

'This portrait of a deeply flawed man enhances our understanding of one of England's great diarists' Katherine Harvey, The Times

'Never less than compellingly readable' Irish Independent

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Abacus
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0349147388
• ISBN 13: 9780349147383
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible