In July 2020, a quote ostensibly written in 1665 by Samuel Pepys, dubbed the world's greatest diarist by some, started to circulate on social media. The passage lamented how "gadabouts" (defined by ...

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A fair amount of what the world knows of 17th century London was captured by one man. For 10 years, Samuel Pepys made daily entries in a shorthand common to scholars of the day. He was a keen observer ...

In early April, writer Jen Miller urged New York Times readers to start a coronavirus diary. “Who knows,” she wrote, “maybe one day your diary will provide a valuable window into this period.” During ...

He's one of England's most famous diary-keepers, but Samuel Pepys had a secret love of French fashion, a new study claims. Fancy garments were the diarist's 'guilty pleasure', a University of ...

The reblogging of 17th-century Londoner Samuel Pepys’ diary concludes today One of the more unique sites on the internet is getting ready to post its final update. Since 2003, Phil Gyford has posted ...

Pepys was fond of very protein-heavy breakfasts, involving the likes of brawn. On 30 May 1660, he ate a 'dish of Mackrell, newly-ketched this morning, for my breakfast'. To avoid replicating Pepys' ...

The house where famous diarist Samuel Pepys is reputed to have enjoyed a 'night of drunken debauchery' has gone on the market for £1.35m after another famous owner died. Mulrian House in Newport, ...

THE CONVERSATION, via AP — In early April, writer Jen Miller urged New York Times readers to start a coronavirus diary. “Who knows,” she wrote, “maybe one day your diary will provide a valuable window ...