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1633–1703
Best known for the diary that captures everyday life in Restoration London, this lively observer recorded everything from the Great Fire to the small dramas of his own household. His pages feel unusually modern: curious, candid, funny, and full of detail.

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys
by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys
by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys
by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys
by Samuel Pepys
by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys
by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys
by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys
by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys
by Samuel Pepys
by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys
by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys
by Samuel Pepys
by Samuel Pepys
by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys was an English diarist and naval administrator whose private journal, kept from 1660 to 1669, became one of the most famous firsthand records of 17th-century England. Written in shorthand, it follows his rise in public office while also preserving the texture of daily life in London with remarkable immediacy.
His diary is especially valued for its vivid accounts of major events such as the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London, along with its honest portraits of work, ambition, friendship, music, theater, and marriage. That mix of public history and personal confession is what keeps the writing so compelling centuries later.
Beyond the diary, Pepys had a serious career in government and helped shape the administration of the English navy. He was also a book lover and collector, and the library he assembled remains one of the lasting signs of his wide-ranging curiosity.