![]() ![]() ![]() London and the (17th world Pepys lived in is vividly recreated. So not only do you get the life of Samuel Pepys during one of the most turbulent periods of British history (a king’s execution, civil war, fire, plague, war with the Dutch), as well as his two episodes in the Tower and bladder stone surgery without anaesthetic), but you also get his family background (a Pepys family tree is included), his surroundings and what he saw every day (a map of places Pepys was associated with is included) and the political upheavals he was living through (a list of principal characters is included). There’s a lot of detail, so you almost feel as though you’re there in the room or street with the characters being described, seeing, hearing (and smelling) the same things that they do. I’ve read several Claire Tomalin biographies and the best thing about them is her immersive style. ![]()
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