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Samuel Pepys
1633–1703
Best known for the diary that brings Restoration London vividly to life, this curious and observant writer also played a major role in shaping the English navy. His pages move easily between great public events and the small, human details that make the past feel close.
87 Audiobooks
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 43: May/June 1666
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1660 N.S.
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Quotes and Images From The Diary of Samuel Pepys
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 29: June/July 1664
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 45: August/September 1666
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 40: November/December 1665
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 57: September 1667
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 18: September/October 1662
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 49: January 1666-67
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 68: September/October 1668
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1661 N.S.
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 71: January 1668-69
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 19: November/December 1662
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 15: March/April 1661-62
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 11: June/July/August 1661
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 34: March/April 1664-65
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 41: January/February 1665-66
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Quotations from Diary of Samuel Pepys
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 54: June 1667
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 70: December 1668
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 48: December 1666
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 51: March 1666-67
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 31: October/November 1664
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 23: July/August 1663
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 28: April/May 1664
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 60: December 1667
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 50: February 1666-67
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 69: November 1668
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 52: April 1667
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 44: July 1666
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 05: May 1660
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 25: November/December 1663
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 30: August/September 1664
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 42: March/April 1665-66
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 55: July 1667
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 24: September/October 1663
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 17: July/August 1662
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 03: February 1659-1660
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 04: March/April 1659-1660
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1667 N.S.
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 38: September 1665
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 46: October 1666
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 10: April/May 1661
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 13: November/December 1661
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 02: January 1659-1660
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 01: Preface and Life
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 39: October 1665
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 59: November 1667
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 33: January/February 1664-65
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1663 N.S.
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 21: March/April 1662-63
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 20: January/February 1662-63
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 06: June/July 1660
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 63: March 1667-68
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 07: August/September 1660
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1668 N.S.
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1664 N.S.
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 32: December 1664
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 62: February 1667-68
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 53: May 1667
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 37: August 1665
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 27: March 1663-64
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1666 N.S.
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 58: October 1667
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 66: June/July 1668
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 36: July 1665
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1665 N.S.
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 67: August 1668
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 22: May/June 1663
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1662 N.S.
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 65: May 1668
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 12: September/October 1661
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 35: May/June 1665
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 47: November 1666
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 56: August 1667
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1669 N.S.
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 64: April 1668
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 73: April/May 1669
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 72: February/March 1668-69
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 16: May/June 1662
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 14: January/February 1661-62
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 26: January/February 1663-64
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 61: January 1667-68
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About the author
Born in London on 23 February 1633, Samuel Pepys became a naval administrator, member of Parliament, and one of England's most unforgettable diarists. He studied at St Paul's School and Magdalene College, Cambridge, and rose through government service to hold important posts connected with the Navy Board and Admiralty.
Pepys kept his famous diary from 1660 to 1669, writing in shorthand. It records everyday life with unusual honesty and energy, while also capturing major events such as the Great Plague, the Great Fire of London, and the tensions of Restoration politics. Because of that mix of personal detail and historical witness, the diary is often treated as one of the richest firsthand sources for 17th-century London.
Although the diary made him famous long after his death, Pepys was highly respected in his own lifetime for his administrative skill. He died in London on 26 May 1703, and his name remains closely tied both to the story of the Royal Navy and to one of the liveliest records of urban life ever written.