Member Review

For over a year now, I've been reading the diary of Samuel Pepys through www.pepysdiary.com, a website that emails a new diary entry to subscribers each day. It's been a fascinating look into life in 17th century London. Pepys' diary is widely recognized as both historically significant and as an important piece of literature. Through his eyes, we see everything from the Great Fire of 1666 to the ordinary, petty squabbles between a husband and wife in this era. I received an advance copy of Samuel Pepys and His World, by Geoffrey Trease, from Netgallery, and I highly recommend it. Although this version is abridged, it's a great place to begin exploring the life and times of this witty, moody, lusty, influential and sometimes petty and unfaithful human being.