Tuesday, September 01, 2009
» If you're on Twitter, now would be the perfect time to follow samuelpepys. He's currently tweeting his diary from 343 years ago, and what he doesn't yet know is that the first week of September 1666 is destined to be the most notorious in London's history.
» If you're not on Twitter, now would be the perfect time to bookmark the Diary of Samuel Pepys. Website owner Phil Gyford has been posting daily entries from the great man's 17th century London diary for several years, and reading the complete long-hand text is by far the better way to experience history for anyone without 140-character-limited attention deficit disorder. Quick now, because there's less than 24 hours before Pudding Lane burns.
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