{"product_id":"the-strange-history-of-samuel-kate-loveman-9781009554114","title":"The Strange History of Samuel Pepys's Diary","description":"During the 1660s, Samuel Pepys kept a secret diary full of intimate details and political scandal. Had the contents been revealed, they could have destroyed his marriage, ended his career, and seen him arrested. This engaging book explores the creation of the most famous journal in the English language, how it came to be published in 1825, and the many remarkable roles it has played in British culture since then. Kate Loveman - one of the few people who can read Pepys's shorthand - unlocks the riddles of the diary, investigating why he chose to preserve such private matters for later generations. She also casts fresh light on the women and sexual relationships in Pepys's life and on Black Britons living in or near his household. Exploring the many inventive uses to which the diary has been put, Loveman shows how Pepys's history became part of the history of the nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Loveman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1009554115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781009554114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Kate Loveman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46747883241727,"sku":"9781009554114","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_71e71854-1be8-49c0-a218-90f9352d6635.jpg?v=1743585014","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-strange-history-of-samuel-kate-loveman-9781009554114","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}