PC Journal Of The Plague Year

Defoe, Daniel

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Daniel Defoe breathed life into the historical facts surrounding the Great Plague of 1665 but also managed to maintain the scrupulous and conscientious integrity of the historian whilst writing truly engaging fiction.

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Publish Date: 29/05/2003
ISBN: 9780140437850 Category: Tags: ,

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‘The most reliable and comprehensive account of the Great Plague that we possess’ Anthony Burgess

In 1665 the plague swept through London, claiming over 97,000 lives. Daniel Defoe was just five at the time of the plague, but he later called on his own memories, as well as his writing experience, to create this vivid chronicle of the epidemic and its victims. ‘A Journal’ (1722) follows Defoe’s fictional narrator as he traces the devastating progress of the plague through the streets of London. Here we see a city transformed: some of its streets suspiciously empty, some – with crosses on their doors – overwhelmingly full of the sounds and smells of human suffering. And every living citizen he meets has a horrifying story that demands to be heard.

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Weight 247 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 19 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

289

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

823.5 (edition:21)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K