The Great Fire of London by Samuel Pepys

51 pages first pub 1666 (editions)

nonfiction classics history challenging informative slow-paced
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‘With one’s face in the wind you were almost burned with a shower of Firedrops . . .’ A selection from Pepys’s startlingly vivid and candid diary. Originally written in code, Pepys’s diary includes his unforgettable eyewitness account of the 1666 ...

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informative 92%
sad 42%
challenging 21%
dark 21%
emotional 14%
reflective 14%
tense 14%

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medium 16%

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