THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS VOLUME II

THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS VOLUME 1: 1660 - 1663

Written between 1660 and 1669, as Pepys was establishing himself as a key administrator in the Navy Office, this is an intimate portrait of life in 17th-century England, covering his professional and personal activities, including, famously, his love of music, theatre, food, wine and his peccadilloes. Volume I covers the opening years of the Restoration and introduces us to many of the key characters - family, government and royalty of the Stuart monarchy.

THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS VOLUME III: 1667 - 1669

In the last three years of Pepys' diary, he was in his mid-30s and confident in his ability to deal with differing political factions within the Navy Office; his affection for his wife, Elizabeth, grew ever stronger, and he found he was worth £6,000 - a considerable sum for the son of a tailor, who started with nothing. But with fears for his eyesight, it was with some regret that he stopped writing his diary at the end of May 1669.