The Diary of Samuel Pepys
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys is a famous 17th-century personal journal that offers an intimate, day-by-day account of London life, politics, and major events such as the Great Plague and the Great Fire.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
autobiographical work
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diary → primary historical source → |
| author |
Samuel Pepys
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| containsPerspectiveOf |
a government official
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a member of the English middle class → a naval administrator → |
| countryOfOrigin |
England
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| describesEvent |
English Restoration
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Great Fire of London → Great Plague of London → Second Anglo-Dutch War → |
| endDateOfEntries |
1669-05-31
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| famousFor |
detailed account of the Great Fire of London
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insight into daily life in 17th-century London → vivid description of the Great Plague of London → |
| firstEntryDate |
1660-01-01
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| genre |
memoir
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personal diary → |
| historicalEra |
Restoration England
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| historicalSignificance |
major source for Restoration social history
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major source for the Great Fire of London → major source for the Great Plague of London → |
| includesTheme |
ambition and career
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fire and disaster → marital relations → personal morality → public health crises → urban life → |
| language |
English
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| lastEntryDate |
1669-05-31
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| mainLocationDescribed |
London
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| narrativeMode |
first-person
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| originalManuscriptLocation |
Magdalene College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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| reasonForStopping |
deterioration of Pepys's eyesight
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| shorthandSystem |
Tachygraphy by Thomas Shelton
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| startDateOfEntries |
1660-01-01
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| structure |
day-by-day entries
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| subjectMatter |
Great Fire of London
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Great Plague → court life of Charles II → daily life in 17th-century London → naval administration → politics of Restoration England → social history → |
| timePeriodCovered |
1660s
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| tone |
candid
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intimate → |
| writtenIn |
shorthand
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Referenced by (7)
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Clerk of the Acts
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Navy Office, Seething Lane → |
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Elisabeth Pepys
("Samuel Pepys's diary")
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associatedWith |
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Elisabeth Pepys
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marriageDocumentedIn |
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Samuel Pepys
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notableWork |
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Samuel Pepys statue
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subjectNotableFor |
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Tachygraphy by Thomas Shelton
("Samuel Pepys' diary")
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