Editing Samuel Pepys (section)

==Biographical studies==
[[File:Samuel Pepys pub.jpg|thumb|right|This pub in Mayfair was named after Pepys; it closed in 2008.]]
Several detailed studies of Pepys' life are available. [[Arthur Bryant]] published his three-volume study in 1933–1938, long before the definitive edition of the diary, but, thanks to Bryant's lively style, it is still of interest. In 1974, [[Richard Ollard]] produced a new biography that drew on Latham's and Matthew's work on the text, benefiting from the author's deep knowledge of Restoration politics. Other biographies include: ''Samuel Pepys: A Life'', by Stephen Coote (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2000) and, ''Samuel Pepys and His World'', by [[Geoffrey Trease]] (London: Thames and Hudson, 1972).{{sfnp|Trease|1972}}

The most recent general study, ''[[Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self]]'', is by [[Claire Tomalin]]. Tomalin's book won the [[Whitbread Book Awards|2002 Whitbread Book of the Year]] award, the judges calling it a "rich, thoughtful and deeply satisfying" account that unearths "a wealth of material about the uncharted life of Samuel Pepys".<ref name=Tomalin>{{cite web |title=Samuel Pepys by Claire Tomalin |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/396173/samuel-pepys-by-claire-tomalin/9780241963265 |website=Penguin Random House Canada |access-date=22 June 2021 |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624210435/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/396173/samuel-pepys-by-claire-tomalin/9780241963265 |url-status=dead }}</ref>