SAMUEL PEPYS · HISTORICAL ENGRAVINGA real life · 1666
Samuel Pepys ↗
Plague's aftermath, the Great Fire, political intrigue, theatre, gossip and everyday life. London, witnessed from the inside.
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THE POOTERS · ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONA fictional life · Victorian London
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