The Best Book for this period is Golden Hill by Francis Spufford!
Highly recommended: Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self by Claire Tomalin and Brief Lives by John Aubrey.
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The Best Book for this period is Golden Hill by Francis Spufford!
Highly recommended: Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self by Claire Tomalin and Brief Lives by John Aubrey.
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Sounds like two interesting books. I love Tomalin’s biographies, so this one is definitely for me.
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