Read A Journal of the Plague Year

A Journal of the Plague Year

Daniel Defoe

4.9/5 (11783 ratings)

Description:'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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Journal of the Plague Year. To get started finding A Journal of the Plague Year, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 475

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Oxford

Release: 2010

ISBN

Description: '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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Journal of the Plague Year. To get started finding A Journal of the Plague Year, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

A Journal of the Plague Year

A Journal of the Plague Year

More Books

Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe

Moll Flanders

Moll Flanders

The Thief-Taker Hangings: How Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Wild, and Jack Sheppard Captivated London and Created the Celebrity Criminal

The Thief-Taker Hangings: How Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Wild, and Jack Sheppard Captivated London and Created the Celebrity Criminal

Robinson Crusoe: The Original 1719 Unabridged and Complete Edition (A Daniel Defoe Classics)

Robinson Crusoe: The Original 1719 Unabridged and Complete Edition (A Daniel Defoe Classics)

The Penguin Book of the British Short Story, Volume 1: From Daniel Defoe to PG Wodehouse

The Penguin Book of the British Short Story, Volume 1: From Daniel Defoe to PG Wodehouse

The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (Robinson Crusoe, #2)

The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (Robinson Crusoe, #2)

Works of Daniel Defoe

Works of Daniel Defoe

Great Short Short Stories: Quick Reads by Great Writers: Willa Cather, Stephen Crane, Daniel Defoe, Thomas Hardy, Franz Kafka, Rudyard Kipling, Jack ... more (Dover Thrift Editions: Short Stories)

Great Short Short Stories: Quick Reads by Great Writers: Willa Cather, Stephen Crane, Daniel Defoe, Thomas Hardy, Franz Kafka, Rudyard Kipling, Jack ... more (Dover Thrift Editions: Short Stories)

Daniel Defoe: Five Novels - Robinson Crusoe / The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe / Captain Singleton / Moll Flanders / A Journal of the Plague Year

Daniel Defoe: Five Novels - Robinson Crusoe / The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe / Captain Singleton / Moll Flanders / A Journal of the Plague Year