Tag Archives: Sir William Petty

pepys: tangled up in hues

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Dave

By now the plague was raging in London. It was an endemic disease appearing in London most summers, with varying severity. The seriousness of this particular outbreak was not appreciated until it had nearly reached its height, and even then, … Continue reading →

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pepys: mad hatters and shitten fools

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Dave

There was nothing quite like Samuel Pepys account of Restoration England. The charm of the diary lies not in the information it contains, but in its total unself-consciousness and its absolute frankness. In Pepys diary we had sex, scandals, fires, … Continue reading →

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pepys: the not so merry monarchy

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Dave

Samuel Pepys diaries. There is nothing quite like his account of Restoration England. London observed, London at work and London at play… Pepys could listen avidly enough to accounts of the dissipated life at court. – of the amorous alarms … Continue reading →