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A Journal of the Plague Year
Daniel Defoe
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Description for A Journal of the Plague Year
Paperback. A Journal of the Plague Year is Defoe's fictional reconstruction of the effects of the Great Plague of 1665 on London. He brings vividly to life the devastation and suffering wrought by the disease,and its effect on the city. This revised edition includes comprehensive notes, a complete topographical index, and a new introduction. Editor(s): Landa, Louis A. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, one map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230.
'a Casement violently opened just over my Head, and a Woman gave three frightful Skreetches, and then cry'd, Oh! Death, Death, Death!' Purporting to be an eye-witness account, the Journal of the Plague Year is a record of the devastation wrought by the Great Plague of 1665 on the city of London. Defoe's fictional narrator, known only as 'H. F.', recounts in vivid detail the progress of the disease and the desperate attempts to contain it. He catalogues the rising death toll and the transformation of the city as its citizens flee and those who remain live in fear ... Read more
'a Casement violently opened just over my Head, and a Woman gave three frightful Skreetches, and then cry'd, Oh! Death, Death, Death!' Purporting to be an eye-witness account, the Journal of the Plague Year is a record of the devastation wrought by the Great Plague of 1665 on the city of London. Defoe's fictional narrator, known only as 'H. F.', recounts in vivid detail the progress of the disease and the desperate attempts to contain it. He catalogues the rising death toll and the transformation of the city as its citizens flee and those who remain live in fear ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Weight
229g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199572830
SKU
V9780199572830
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Reviews for A Journal of the Plague Year
The London of an earlier period - 1665 - is brought vividly and pungently back to life.
Cannock and Rugeley Chronicle
Gruesomely compulsive reading.
Colin Waters, Sunday Herald
Cannock and Rugeley Chronicle
Gruesomely compulsive reading.
Colin Waters, Sunday Herald