Samuel Pepys: Volume 1 The Man in the Making

In this first volume in his three-volume history of the life and career of Samuel Pepys, originally published in 1933, esteemed historian Arthur Bryant records Pepys's life from his birth to the end of his famous diary in 1669. Bryant draws on Pepys's diary and correspondence to illuminate events including Pepys' operation for bladder stones, the death of his wife Elizabeth and the Great Fire of London. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Pepys or Restoration politics.

Preface; Shortened pedigree of Samuel Pepys; 1. The infant Samuel (1633–50); 2. First manhood (1650–8); 3. A mean clerk (1658–9); 4. The curtain rises (January-March 1660); 5. The fortunate voyage (March-June 1660); 6. Clerk of the Acts (June-August 1660); 7. The happy placeman (September 1660-June 1661); 8. A man of property (June 1661-January 1662); 9. Buckling to (February-October 1662); 10. Pots and pans (November 1662-December 1663); 11. The arming of Mars (January-November 1664); 12. First blood (December 1664-June 1665); 13. Mr Greatheart (June 1665-August 1666); 14. The master chronicler (September 1666); 15. England unarms (September 1666-June 1667); 16. Aftermath (June 1667-March 1668); 17. The heel of Achilles (April-October 1668); 18. Atonement (October 1668-May 1669); Epilogue (June-November 1669); Note on the diary; List of authorities; Bibliographical notes; Index.