{"product_id":"a-journal-of-the-plague-year-paperback-1","title":"A Journal of the Plague Year - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Defoe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLouis Landa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDefoe's \u003cem\u003eJournal of the Plague Year\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary account of the devastation and human suffering inflicted on the city of London by the Great Plague of 1665. Purporting to be an eye-witness, Defoe's fictional narrator recounts in vivid detail 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. The lively Introduction relates the \u003cem\u003eJournal\u003c\/em\u003e to Defoe's best-known work, \u003cem\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/em\u003e, and draws on recent research into the publishing environment of the first edition. It considers the portrayal of London, depicted by Defoe as it was before the Great Fire, and to the book's device of fiction masquerading as fact. This edition also includes comprehensive explanatory notes, a map of Defoe's London, and a complete topographical index that enables the reader to track the\u003cbr\u003eJournal's complex references to London's streets, churches, alleyways, and prisons both before and after the Great Fire of 1666.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Series: For over 100 years \u003cstrong\u003eOxford World's Classics\u003c\/strong\u003e has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLouis Landa\u003c\/strong\u003e was Professor of English Emeritus at Princeton University. \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Roberts\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of English at Birmingham City University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753995403552,"sku":"9780199572830","price":10.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0b07e9e5c6a2fdbea837103ea55e422c.webp?v=1780031161","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-journal-of-the-plague-year-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}