{"product_id":"9781855145856-pepys-and-his-contemporaries","title":"Pepys and his Contemporaries","description":"\u003cp\u003eSamuel Pepys's Diary stands with Shakespeare and the King James Bible as an indisputable treasure of English literature. As a picture of England, and especially of London, in the age of King Charles II, of Wren and Newton and Nell Gwyn, of the Plague and the Great Fire, it is a rare and honest report that charts the key events of the day. In this book, Richard Ollard introduces the man himself, his friends and acquaintances - including Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, Charles II and John Evelyn - who Pepys wrote about with such humour and abandon. Illustrated with painted portraits, busts, engravings, and an extract from the Diary in Pepys's original shorthand, this is a highly visual book that charts those men and women who surrounded Pepys.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49328467181787,"sku":"9781855145856","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/eb1e6b43-1f74-4ccf-9f24-4b0bec8b16aa_2f61044c-35ec-47a0-9fec-c3eecb4cfb99.jpg?v=1789751732","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781855145856-pepys-and-his-contemporaries","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}