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June 2003

Shortand, Charles II on TV, and Tomalin

A quick round-up of news and queries from my inbox…

Rafael was wondering where he could see an example of the shorthand Pepys used, based on Shelton’s. If anyone has any thoughts, ideally but not exclusively online, then post below.

Continued…

Be the first to comment | Permalink | Tuesday 3 June 2003

Charles II and Claire Tomalin on TV, and a shorthand question

A quick round-up of news and queries from my inbox…

Rafael was wondering where he could see an example of the shorthand Pepys used, based on Shelton’s. If anyone has any thoughts, ideally but not exclusively online, then please post below.

Continued…

7 comments | Permalink | Tuesday 3 June 2003

Apologies for lateness and an annotation tweak

I’m sorry the 16 June 1660 entry was late in appearing… my computer developed problems just as I was about to enter another batch of diary entries. All OK now though.

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5 comments | Permalink | Tuesday 17 June 2003

Tomalin’s Pepys biography for £4

Tina emailed me to point out that Claire Tomalin’s recent biography of Pepys is available at Amazon UK as part of their “3 paperbacks for £12” promotion (plus postage and packing). The small print reveals that you don’t have to buy three books — you can just buy one for £3.99 (plus p+p). Crafty!

2 comments | Permalink | Wednesday 18 June 2003