A Journal of the Plague Year: 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 - Softcover

Daniel Defoe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140430156 ISBN 13: 9780140430158

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1975

Synopsis

The shocking immediacy of Daniel Defoe's description of a plague-racked city makes it one of the most convincing accounts of the Great Plague of 1665 ever written.

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Review:

"Within the texture of Defoe's prose, London becomes a living and suffering being."

"Within the texture of Defoe''s prose, London becomes a living and suffering being." (Peter Ackroyd)
"Within the texture of Defoe's prose, London becomes a living and suffering being." (Peter Ackroyd)

About the Author:

Daniel Defoe (c.1660-1731), one of the most famous writers in English literature, was born in London, the son of James Foe, a butcher. It was Daniel who changed his name to De Foe or Defoe in about 1705. He was interested in politics and opposed King James II. After the Glorious Revolution in 1688 and William III was on the throne, Defoe became one of his personal friends. He became a writer for the government and a satircal writer on various social issues of the time. He turned to full time writing after hearing the inspirational story of a sailor who was rescued after living alone on a desert island in the Pacific, the result being his first novel ROBINSON CRUSOE. Several other adventure stories followed, including MOLL FLANDERS.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1975
• ISBN 10: 0140430156
• ISBN 13: 9780140430158
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256