A Journal of the Plague Year
Defoe, Daniel / Henry Morley - introduction
Language: English
Published by Arcturus, London, 2020
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- Title
- A Journal of the Plague Year
- Author
- Defoe, Daniel / Henry Morley - introduction
- Publisher
- Arcturus, London
- Publication year
- 2020
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1839400765
- ISBN 13
- 9781839400766
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This beautiful jacketed hardback presents Daniel Defoe's classic A Journal of the Plague Year, a vivid and arresting account of the impact of London's Great Plague of 1665.
A Journal of the Plague Year
, first published in 1722, is an account of the impact of London's Great Plague of 1665. Daniel Defoe himself was only five years old at the time of the Plague and so his personal experience would have been limited. He claimed that the Journal was a historical account of the events of that year, based on extensive research and seen through an eyewitness experience, that of his uncle, Henry Foe.
Defoe details the progress of the plague through London's districts, how the city attempted to fight it, and describes the horror of carts piled high with the dead. He also examines the distressing effect of the disease on the human psyche, personified by Solomon Eagle, renowned for parading naked with a burning pan of charcoal on his head, denouncing the sins of the city. Whether novel or history or something in between, the Journal is packed with incident and insight, as well as statistics and intriguing facts, making a brilliant account of a city and its people in a terrible time.
Featuring an illuminating introduction by Henry Morley, this beautiful jacketed hardback makes a perfect gift or collectible for any history or literature lover.
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About the Author
Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) is best known for his novel, Robinson Crusoe, which has been translated into almost
as many languages as the Bible. He was also a trader, a factory owner, a journalist, pamphleteer, rebel against the Crown, and sometime spy. Defoe was one of the earliest English novelists, helping to popularise the long-form story in Britain. As well as novels, including Moll Flanders, Defoe wrote political pamphlets, leading to trouble with the authorities and, sometimes, spells in prison. Over a hugely productive and eventful life, he produced more than 300 books, pamphlets, and journals, writing on politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology, economics, business, travel, and the supernatural.
Henry Morley
(1822 - 1894) was an English academic and one of the earliest professors of English literature in Great Britain. Morley was an an editor of and a contributor to several of Dickens' publications until he became a professor of English literature at University College London. His major work was English Writers, a 10-volume biography compilation.
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