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Book Title
Journal of the Plague Year
Publication Name
A Journal of the Plague Year
Title
A Journal of the Plague Year
Author
Daniel Defoe
Contributor
Anthony Burgess (Introduction by)
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
ISBN-10
0140437851
EAN
9780140437850
ISBN
9780140437850
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Classics, Literary, Historical
Release Year
2003
Release Date
29/05/2003
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
GB
Item Height
0.7in
Item Length
7.8in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
8.7 Oz
Publication Year
2003
Features
Revised
Number of Pages
336 Pages

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"The surprise 'must-read' for people facing the Covid-19 epidemic." -- The Telegraph In 1665 the plague swept through London, claiming over 97,000 lives. Daniel Defoe was just five at the time of the plague, but he later called on his own memories, as well as his writing experience, to create this vivid chronicle of the epidemic and its victims. A Journal (1722) follows Defoe's fictional narrator as he traces the devastating progress of the plague through the streets of London. Here we see a city transformed: some of its streets suspiciously empty, some--with crosses on their doors--overwhelmingly full of the sounds and smells of human suffering. And every living citizen he meets has a horrifying story that demands to be heard. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0140437851
ISBN-13
9780140437850
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2467537

Product Key Features

Book Title
Journal of the Plague Year
Author
Daniel Defoe
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
Classics, Literary, Historical
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
336 Pages

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Item Length
7.8in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
8.7 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Pr3404.J6
Notes by
Wall, Cynthia
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Grade to
Up
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Edition Number
2
Reviews
"Within the Texture of Defoe''s Prose, London Becomes a Living and Suffering Being." (Peter Ackroyd), "One of the most original and harrowing accounts of living through a virulent pandemic . . . as full of meaning about human suffering today as it was when it was written." -- The Daily Beast "[A] classic of plague literature . . . Camus was inspired by this book in writing The Plague. " -- The Jerusalem Post "So grimly immediate . . . you can practically smell the death and decay." -- The Guardian "A realistic account of the plague's effects on [London]. Defoe's novel still has the power to unsettle--like when he writes about families forced into quarantine due to an infected family member." -- Vulture "Within the texture of Defoe's prose, London becomes a living and suffering being." -- Peter Ackroyd, "One of the most original and harrowing accounts of living through a virulent pandemic . . . as full of meaning about human suffering today as it was when it was written." -- The Daily Beast "A brilliant account of the last major outbreak of bubonic plague in Britain--and it can still educate readers three centuries later." -- BBC News "[A] classic of plague literature . . . Camus was inspired by this book in writing The Plague. " -- The Jerusalem Post "So grimly immediate . . . you can practically smell the death and decay." -- The Guardian "A realistic account of the plague's effects on [London]. Defoe's novel still has the power to unsettle--like when he writes about families forced into quarantine due to an infected family member." -- Vulture "Within the texture of Defoe's prose, London becomes a living and suffering being." -- Peter Ackroyd
Table of Content
A Journal of the Plague YearChronology Introduction Notes Further Reading A Note on the Text A Journal of the Plague Year Appendix I: The Plague Appendix II: Topographical Index Appendix III: London Maps Appendix IV: Introduction by Anthony Burgess to the 1966 Penguin English Library Edition Glossary Notes
Copyright Date
2003
Lccn
2003-276684
Dewey Decimal
823/.5
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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