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Samuel Pepys: A Life (Hardcover)

by Stephen Coote (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 397 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (21 Sep 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340751231
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340751237
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,487,518 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'A subtle and intelligent portrait, not just of the man, but of the volatile political milieu in which he moved' -- SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Coote's work provides us with new highlights and shadows to ponder a man who "fills his eyes" until his sight fails' -- INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'Stephen Coote has written a bright, breezy life that is balanced and readable and captures the man and his age' -- LITERARY REVIEW 'A good story racily told' -- DAILY EXPRESS 'Coote captures both the prudential and the pleasure-loving aspects of his subject's complex character' -- MAIL ON SUNDAY 'An engaging and uncommonly well-written book' -- SCOTSMAN 'A splendid new biography about England's most famous diarist. ... A revealing and extraordinary portrait' -- LANCASHIRE EVENING POST --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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‘Stephen Coote has written a bright, breezy life that is balanced and readable and captures the man and his age' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The bridge between Latham and Tomlinson, 9 Oct 2003
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Stephen Coote writes a very scholarly book which is a must for all serious students of Pepys and his times. His study covers that period from when he closed his diary for the last time, through his retirement from public service until he died in 1703.

The boook is very thoroughly researched, and is a very readable account of not only the the turbulent times that prevailed in Restoration England, but the impact it had on Pepys during his career in Admiralty and in his private life.

The book answers many of the questions about the historical context of the famous Diarist, and is in my opinion an important link for anyone wanting to gain a deeper understanding of the man that was Samuel Pepys and the events of his life and times.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A thoroughly gripping read!, 26 Nov 2001
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This review is from: Samuel Pepys: A Life (Paperback)
I haven't read Samuel Pepys' diaries but I was certainly encouraged to do so after reading Stephen Coote's biography. I thought it incredibly well researched without being dry.
I thoroughly recommend it.
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3.0 out of 5 stars OK if you haven't read the diaries!, 13 Jan 2001
By crowsnest@noos.fr (Strasbourg, France) - See all my reviews
The book is well written and well researched but left me feeling a little cheated as I have read the diaries of Samuel Pepys and I felt that the middle section of Coote's book (which covers the diary years) did not bring much additional material to the originals. There is some background information about politics and society but that part of the book really feels and reads like a summary of the original Pepys. Coote's sometimes moralising tone about Pepys's love-life is also disappointing. The chapters of Coote's book which cover Pepys life before and after the diaries are much more interesting and worth reading.
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