{"product_id":"the-diary-of-samuel-pepys-9780812970715","title":"The Diary of Samuel Pepys","description":"Richard Le Gallienne's elegant abridgment of the \u003ci\u003eDiary\u003c\/i\u003e captures the essential writings of Samuel Pepys (1633-1703), a remarkable man who witnessed the coronation of Charles II, the Great Plague of 1665, and the Great Fire of 1666. Originally scribbled in a cryptic shorthand, Pepys's quotidian journal of life in Restoration London provides an astonishingly frank and diverting account of political intrigues; naval, church, and cultural affairs; and the sexual escapades and domestic strife of a man with a voracious, childlike appetite for living. \"As a human document the \u003ci\u003eDiary\u003c\/i\u003e is literally unique,\" notes Le Gallienne. \"It will have a still greater value for its historical importance.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Le Gallienne\u003c\/b\u003e (1867-1947) was one of Britain's leading literary critics. His abridgment of \u003ci\u003eThe Diary of Samuel Pepys\u003c\/i\u003e is considered a triumph of editing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Louis Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e (1850-1894) is one of the most widely read and admired novelists of the nineteenth century.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514545606930,"sku":"9780812970715","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c1dfb4f2-e788-4529-b007-f78608c99193.jpg?v=1730986819","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-diary-of-samuel-pepys-9780812970715","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}