Heute das Jahr 1665 (das ist Bd. VI) von Samuel #Pepys Tagebuch zuendegelesen und was soll ich sagen: es gibt keine schönere Seitenlektüre, die uns zeigt, wie wenig sich im Alltag seit über 350 Jahren geändert hat.
Maloche, Alltag, Alltagsärger, Routine, Gespräche, kleine Freuden, große dumme Politik, Pest (oh!), Liebe & Betrug, Pub, das Geld zählen, bucklige Verwandtschaft und dumme Kollegen - alles da.
Das ist erbauend und frustrierend zugleich.
Schönes 2026!
#Neujahr #SamuelPepys
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#SamuelPepys
"Die Zahl der Pesttoten ist, Gott sei Dank, um 400 Fälle zurückgegangen. Insgesamt waren es in dieser Woche knapp über 1300 Tote - der Herr sei gepriesen."
Samuel #Pepys, 15. November 1665
#SamuelPepys #Tagebuch #Literatur
The Confessions of Samuel Pepys by Guy de la Bédoyère review – journal of a predator https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/04/the-confessions-of-samuel-pepys-by-guy-de-la-bedoyere-review-sex-and-the-city #Historybooks #SamuelPepys #Culture #Books
" ... and looked over my Lord's lodgings; and Whitehall garden and the Bowling-ally, where lords and ladies are now at bowles ..."
You are at the centre, Sam. High up in the King's administration, at home in Whitehall, now looking at the private amusements of the upper class.
These vignettes have so much cinematic poetry in them.
even easier ask: does anybody have any histories of Charles II's court? something more reference-oriented than, like, reading Samuel Pepys's diaries myself, ideally? #History #CharlesII #SamuelPepys
Literarischer #26Mai
„Wir gingen zu einem kleinen Wirtshaus am Ufer, gegenüber den Drei Kränen, und blieben dort, bis es fast dunkel war, und sahen das Feuer wachsen. Und je dunkler es wurde, desto stärker wurde es, in Ecken und auf Kirchtürmen, zwischen Kirchen und Häusern,“
#SamuelPepys #Tagebuch Tod 1703
MT VOID #2347: Schedule of discussion groups; comments by #MarkRLeeper on #TCM #ZMovie #politicalfilms; book comments on #TheDiaryOfSamuelPepysCompanion #SamuelPepys on http://leepers.us/mtvoid/VOID0927.htm from @eleeper and #MarkRLeeper Tagged @scifi
I'm a little behind on the @samuelpepys toots, but his group of friends currently sounds very much like a Dickens novel.
He's got Goody Gorum, Mr. Hater, and Tom Trice all hanging around lately.
I did not know that Samuel Pepys was a dedicated follower of fashion https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxe2xzxl5evo
Good Morning, Launceston! #SamuelPepys #breakfast #KFC #waffles #IOnlyAteHalf
Literarischer #26Mai
„Die meisten Männer, die auf der Welt vorwärts kommen, vergessen das Vergnügen während der Zeit, in der sie ihr Vermögen erarbeiten; sie warten, bis sie es geschafft haben, und dann ist es für sie zu spät, sich daran zu erfreuen.“
#SamuelPepys Tod 1703
" ... and indeed it is good, though wronged by my over great expectations, as all things else are."
A sharp observation by our #SamuelPepys.
His diary is such a fascinating mix of self awareness and self blindness, all in the style of deadpan factual reporting. Deeply enjoyable.
Utcunque indeed.
Reminds me of the story told by the great mathematician Paul Halmos in his autobiography:
A two-semester course on Topology. The first part is in the Spring, the second in the Autumn, after a long summer break.
First Autumn lecture. The professor walks in, steps toward the blackboard, chalk in hand. Turns to the class and starts: "Hence, ..."
Welcome to the club, Sam! We all know how it feels.
"... and he would needs take me to the Dolphin, and give me a glass.of ale and a peck of oysters, he and I."
Hastily written, no doubt, by my friend Sam, and perhaps not intended, but there is true poetry in this grammatical construction. The delayed "he and I" at the end echoing the conviviality of the shared meal, long after the sentence is finished.
Well, well, well, .... Pepy's calling a cab off the street when his King has just ruled against it. There is a hidden anarchist in our Sam after all ... !
And he performs this little act of defiance just one day after getting all cheerful when reading about the hanging of the King's opponents.
Pepys as ever acting out so much more than he knows.
@samuelpepys
Sigh. Even #SamuelPepys had to deal with approvals bullshit. #WorkLife
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