David Widger
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Samuel Pepys was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade, while still a relatively young man. Although Pepys had no maritime experience, he rose by patronage, hard work and his talent for administration, to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and subsequently King James II.
The detailed private diary Pepys kept is one of the most important primary...
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Contents:
THE INK STAIN Rene Bazin
JACQUELINE Therese Bentzon (Mme. Blanc)
GERFAUT Charles de Bernard
COSMOPOLIS Paul Bourget
PRINCE ZILAH Jules Caretie
A ROMANCE OF YOUTH Francois Coppee
FROMONT AND RISLER Alphonse Daudet
CINQ MARS Alfred de Vigny
M.M. AND BEBE Gustave Droz
MONSIEUR DE CAMORS Octave Feuillet
THE RED LILY Anatole France
ABBE CONSTANTIN Ludovic Halevey
CHRYSANTHEME Pierre Loti
CONSCIENCE Hector Malot
ZIBELINE Phillipe...