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.
| ISBN: | 9780241951125 |
| Publication date: | 7th April 2011 |
| Author: | Samuel Pepys |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 83 pages |
| Series: | Great Food |
| Genres: |
Diaries, letters and journals Autobiography: historical, political and military European history Cookery, Food and Drink |
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.
The Joys of Excess features in the following genres: Diaries, letters and journals, Autobiography: historical, political and military, European history, Cookery, Food and Drink
The Joys of Excess is available in Paperback
The Joys of Excess was written by Samuel Pepys and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Joys of Excess has 83 pages
Yes it is part of Great Food series