{"product_id":"9780241963265-samuel-pepys","title":"Samuel Pepys","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Unequalled Self\u003cbr\u003eFocuses on the remarkable diaries of Pepys and brings his story vividly to life once more.\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA rich, thoughtful and deeply satisfying account' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943452913761,"sku":"9780241963265","price":11.93,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35517119_35a858c5-1693-441d-80dc-3b3ba22170bd.jpg?v=1753909784","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241963265-samuel-pepys","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}