{"product_id":"samuel-pepys-the-unequalled-self-1","title":"Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eCharles Dickens: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e comes a celebrated biography that casts new light on the remarkable diaries of Samuel Pepys.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamuel Pepys achieved fame as a naval administrator, a friend and colleague of the powerful and learned, a figure of substance. But for nearly ten years he kept a diary which recorded, with unparalleled openness and sensitivity, exactly what it was like to be a young man in Restoration London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin and beyond the narrative of his extraordinary career, Claire Tomalin explores Pepys' inner life - his relations with women, his fears and ambitions, his political shifts, his agonies and his delights. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA rich, thoughtful and deeply satisfying account' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sex, drink, plague, fire, music, marital conflict, the fall of kings, corruption and courage in public life, wars, navies, public execution, incarceration in the Tower: Samuel Pepys's life is full of irresistible material' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'In Claire Tomalin, Pepys has found the biographer he deserves. Her perceptive, level-headed book finally restores to the life of the diarist its weight and dignity' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pepys, Samuel, Statesmen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Penguin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780241963265\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tomalin, Claire","offers":[{"title":"Poor Condition — £1.00","offer_id":48027919483057,"sku":"SB-0241963265-C4","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0241963265.jpg?v=1791939215","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/samuel-pepys-the-unequalled-self-1","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}