Everybody's Pepys, The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1660-1669, Riviere and Son, 1927

Everybody's Pepys: The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1660-1669Abridged from the Complete Copyright Text and Edited by O.F. Morsheadby Samuel PepysIllustrated by Ernest H. Shepard - ♦ -RAREMAESTRO BOUND BY RIVIERE & SONWITH 60 FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS - ♦ -Bindery: Riviere & SonPublisher: G. Bell and Sons, LondonCopyright: October, 1927 - ♦ -About Pepys:Samuel Pepys (February 1633 - 26 May 1703) was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man. Although Pepys had no maritime experience, he rose by patronage, hard work, and his talent for administration to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II. His influence and reforms at the Admiralty were important in the early professionalization of the Royal Navy.His diary, first published in the 19th century, is one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period, providing