Pepys Library
library, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
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The Pepys Library is a collection of books and manuscripts left to Magdalene College, Cambridge, by the English diarist and naval administrator Samuel Pepys. Pepys, who lived from 1633 to 1703, meticulously organized his collection over the last 14 years of his life. His diary, a significant historical document, provides a vivid account of Restoration London and its events, including the Great Plague and the Great Fire. The library itself is housed in its original bookcases at Magdalene College, Cambridge.1234
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