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Voices from the World of Samuel Pepys. Jonathan Bastable

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  • 304

    Pages
  • 9780715326480

    ISBN
  • 129 mm

    Width
  • 198 mm

    Height
  • 209 gram

    Weight
  • PAPERBACK

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  • SEPTEMBER 1ST 2008

    Publish Date
  • 19 mm

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    Though no king or great general, thanks to his diary Samuel Pepys is one of the most interesting characters in history. His life encompassed happenings of huge historical and human impact - the execution of Charles I and the Great Fire of London to name but two. Voices from the World of Samuel Pepys captures the spirit of Restoration London, as it grew to become a major ce Though no king or great general, thanks to his diary Samuel Pepys is one of the most interesting characters in history. His life encompassed happenings of huge historical and human impact -...  Read More

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    Jonathan Bastable

    In 1982, just after I turned 20, I went to live in Leningrad for a year. I was cold and hungry most of the time, and most of my Russian friends were miserable or scared or both. The winter was dark and long, and the regime was oppressive. It was by far the happiest year of my life.

    That year, and subsequent years spent at Moscow University as a postgrad, provided much of the core material for Devils Acre. But I wasn t then a writer, not yet. After returning to Britain I got a job as a feature writer on The Sunday Times Magazine, and in 1991 I was sent back to Moscow as the newspapers Russian Affairs correspondent. I covered the slapstick Yeltsin years, and was present at the shelling of the Russian parliament building in 1993 – the moment when Russias last best hope of a democratic future went up in smoke.

    I have written many works of non-fiction, including a history of the Battle of Stalingrad based on eyewitness accounts. I am now, among other things, a travel writer, and I often go back to Russia on assignment for Conde Nast Traveller and other magazines. Devils Acre is my first novel, and my proudest achievement.