New search page
I’ve just changed this site’s search page to a new version that is hopefully more useful than the previous Google-powered one.
Site News
News about this site and other Pepys-related events.
Recent Pepys articles
I’ve noticed a few articles about Pepys appearing recently:
Walking tour in London, 14th May
If you’re in or near London you may be interested in a new Pepys walking tour hosted by Alice Ford-Smith, The Walking Librarian on Twitter:
New Samuel Pepys £2 coin
The Royal Mint, who often produce special coins for special occasions, have produced a £2 coin to honour Samuel Pepys, 350 years after his last diary entry:
Ask Pepys author Dr Kate Loveman a question
Last year saw the publication of a new abridged edition of the diary, which (we mentioned here) and a couple of years ago we had a review of the fascinating book Samuel Pepys and His Books. Both are by Dr Kate Loveman who has kindly agreed to answer any questions you might have for her.
The Pithy Pepys: 1660
Jake Mongler has created a new version of the first year of Pepys’ diary, 1660, aiming to make it more easily readable to modern ears. I asked Jake to describe it for us himself:
Samuel Pepys Twitter account in the news
Here are two occasions that the @samuelpepys Twitter account has featured in the media this year, both of which I missed until today.
A new abridged edition of the diary
A couple of months ago Everyman’s Library published a new abridged edition of The Diary of Samuel Pepys. It was compiled by Kate Loveman, who wrote Samuel Pepys and His Books, which Sue Nicholson reviewed for us in 2016.
'17c': A play at the Old Vic
Coming up soon at London’s Old Vic theatre is 17c, a play about Pepys. From the website:
Visit Swakeleys Estate on 22 September
If you’re near London’s western reaches on Saturday 22nd September 2018 you might be interested to know that Swakeleys Estate is open as part of Open House London.