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E211: British Literature to 1760 Samuel Pepys Study Questions Alfred Drake | Uni Hall 329 | W 3-4 | ajdrake@ajdrake.com "The Great Fire" from Diary (2122-27) 1. What does Pepys find most striking in Londoners' response to the fire? What is most noteworthy, in your view, about his own reactions? 2. How does Pepys as a narrator handle the passage of time—the fire seems to have raged for around four days at the beginning of September, 1666? What sorts of things does he do as the fire makes its way through the City? 3. Optional: for further information about the Great Fire of September 1666, visit The Pepys Home Page or some other site on the web and set down what you find most interesting about this historical event. Edition: Abrams, M.H. et al. The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. 1C. 7th. edition. New York: Norton, 2000. ISBN 0393975673.
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