\'With one\'s face in the wind you were almost burned with a shower of Firedrops\'A selection from Pepys\' startlingly vivid and candid diary, including his famous account of the Great FireIntroducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin\'s 80th birthday.
The Diary of Samuel Pepys: A Selection is available in Penguin Classics.
Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.
Samuel Pepys (1633-1703).
They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe.
Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. \'With one\'s face in the wind you were almost burned with a shower of Firedrops\'A selection from Pepys\' startlingly vivid and candid diary, including his famous account of the Great FireIntroducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin\'s 80th birthday
