A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe
'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 and despair. Above all it is the stories of appalling human suffering and grief that give Defoe's extraordinary fiction its compelling historical veracity.This revised edition includes comprehensive notes, a complete topographical index, and a new introduction to the greatest work of plague literature.
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 *
Gruesomely compulsive reading. * Colin Waters, Sunday Herald *
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199572830 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199572836 |
| Title | A Journal of the Plague Year |
| Author | Daniel Defoe |
| Series | Oxford World's Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2010-09-09 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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