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by Ferdinand Mount (Author)
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  • Paperback: 425 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage; New edition edition (1 Jul 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099273144
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099273141
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 577,658 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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In Pepys' diary, Jem Mount plays a shadowy role, but in Jem's own memoirs, Sam Pepys looms large. Friends and drinking partners at first, they become vicious rivals for fame and women.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful and enlightening., 18 Oct 2003
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Full of engaging, amusing, and above all human characters, this novel also boasts a vividly presented narrative of a turbulent era. Mount manages to keep the reader intrigued as Jem careers from bawdy houses to Oliver Cromwell's inner circle, from Dutch Wars to Jamaica, from political intrigue to treasure hunting. The characters with whom he treats run the gamut of all levels of society and include Samuel Pepys, the pirate Henry Morgan, and even the "Emperor of China," as Jem's fortunes vacillate.

The author manages to employ a light hand and fine wit as he he juggles the demands of sweeping narrative, historical research, and intriguing characters, and succeeds in keeping the reader both entertained and fascinated by the period and its depiction. Mary Whipple

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best way of understanding history - through fiction., 24 Aug 1999
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There has always been a great debate among historians as to what history should be: a collection of dates; original documents; conjecture based on facts. But none of these will tell you how it actually was to live in a past era. The bravest way to do it, if the most dangerous, is through fictional history, attempting a contemporary view of an onlooker. This Mount does to brilliant effect, impersonating a real-life distant ancestor who appears in Pepys's diary.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Pepys versus Mount - an interesting duel, 12 Aug 1999
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This book covers a very interesting period of time, depicted in various novels over the last two years (e.g. Instance of the Fingerpost and Ex Libris), the 17th century in Britain. Told from the perspective of Mr Jeremiah Mount, a salesman of pornographic material, we get his lifestory bit by bit. The further you get in the novel, the more sympathy you feel for Mr Mount who's life gets heavily influenced by a charactre of huge historical imporante, Samuel Pepys... Every step Mr Mount takes leads him to Mr Pepys and Sam turns into his worst nightmare... coming to haunt him... or is all this just in his imagination.

I read through this novel finding a new delight after every page-turn.... fans of historical fiction should not let this novel go unnoticed!

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4.0 out of 5 stars well-written fictional account of Pepys and his time
This book is one of my favourites I picked up over the past year. It describes the life of a man, whose life was made into hell by Samuel Pepys (so he thinks himself). Read more
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