Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) entire Diary from 1660-1669 (PDF) torrent

Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) kept a detailed private diary
during 1660?1669 which was first published in the 19th
century (it first had to be decoded as it is written in
a secret shorthand), and is one of the most important
primary sources for the English Restoration period.

The diary provides a combination of personal revelations
(involvment in corrupt government practices, adultery
just to name 2 of the more spicey ones) and eyewitness
accounts of great events, such as the Great Plague of
London, the Second Dutch War and the Great Fire of London.

Pepys was an English naval administrator and Member of
Parliament. Although Pepys had no maritime experience,
he rose by patronage in the time of King James II. His
influence and reforms at the Admiralty were important
for the Royal Navy.