Joys of Excess (e-bog) af Pepys, Samuel
Pepys, Samuel (forfatter)

Joys of Excess e-bog

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As well as being the most celebrated diarist of all time, Samuel Pepys was also a hearty drinker, eater and connoisseur of epicurean delights, who indulged in every pleasure seventeenth-century London had to offer. Whether he is feasting on barrels of oysters, braces of carps, larks' tongues and copious amounts of wine, merrymaking in taverns until the early hours, attending formal dinners with...
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Forfattere Pepys, Samuel (forfatter)
Forlag Penguin
Udgivet 7 april 2011
Længde 112 sider
Genrer Autobiography: historical, political and military
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780141966038
As well as being the most celebrated diarist of all time, Samuel Pepys was also a hearty drinker, eater and connoisseur of epicurean delights, who indulged in every pleasure seventeenth-century London had to offer. Whether he is feasting on barrels of oysters, braces of carps, larks' tongues and copious amounts of wine, merrymaking in taverns until the early hours, attending formal dinners with lords and ladies or entertaining guests at home with his young wife, these irresistible selections from Pepys's diaries provide a frank, high-spirited and vivid picture of the joys of over-indulgence - and the side-effects afterwards.