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A Journal of the Plague Year
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Being Observations or Memorials of the Most Remarkable Occurences, as Well Public as Private, Which Happened in London During the Last Great Visitation in 1665
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Daniel Defoe, Christopher Bristow (Edited by), Cynthia Wall (Volume editor), Anthony Burgess (Introduction by)
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Free Shipping Worldwide Ships from USA supplier | Rating: | | | Format: | Paperback / softback, 336 pages | | Other Information: | maps, chronology, glossary, notes, index | | Published In: | United Kingdom, 29 May 2003 |
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. |
About the AuthorDaniel Defoe (1660-1731) had a variety of careers including merchant, soldier, secret agent, and political pamphleteer. He wrote economic texts, history, biography, crime, and most famously fiction, including Robinson Crusoe, Moll Flanders and Roxana. Cynthia Wall is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Virginia. Reviews"Within the texture of Defoe's prose, London becomes a living and suffering being." (Peter Ackroyd)
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics | | ISBN: | 0140437851 |
| EAN: | 9780140437850 | | Dimensions: | 19.96 x 13.11 x 2.18 centimeters (0.25 kg) |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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