A Journal of the Plague Year
$32.65
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2001
Summary
Defoe’s account of the bubonic plague that swept London in 1665 remains as vivid as it is harrowing. Based on Defoe’s own childhood memories and prodigious research, A Journal of the Plague Year walks the line between fiction, history, and reportage. In meticulous and unsentimental detail it renders the daily life of a city under siege; the often gruesome medical precautions and practices of the time; the mass panics of a frightened citizenry; and the solitary travails of Defoe’s nar…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375757891 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0375757899 |
| Author: | Daniel Defoe, Jason Goodwin |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2001 |
| Weight: | 247g |
| Dimensions: | 201mm x 133mm x 14mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics |
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“A cunning work of art; a confidence trick of the imagination.” –Anthony Burgess
“A cunning work of art; a confidence trick of the imagination.”–Anthony Burgess
About The Author
Daniel Defoe
Jason Goodwin’s works include Lords of the Horizons - A History of the Ottoman Empire; A Time for Tea - Travels Through China and India in Search of Tea; and On Foot to the Golden Horn - A Walk to Istanbul.
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