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384 pages • first pub 1722 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393961881
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 January 1992
Description
"Backgrounds" encourages comparison of 1665 documents with those of the early 1720s, when England feared a new outbreak of the plague.Included are official government orders and newspaper accounts as well as writings by Defoe, John Graunt, the Col...
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informative: 76%
dark: 65%
reflective: 43%
sad: 40%
challenging: 36%
tense: 17%
emotional: 14%
adventurous: 4%
hopeful: 3%
mysterious: 3%
funny: 2%
inspiring: 1%
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Death, Grief, Blood
384 pages • first pub 1722 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393961881
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 January 1992
Description
"Backgrounds" encourages comparison of 1665 documents with those of the early 1720s, when England feared a new outbreak of the plague.Included are official government orders and newspaper accounts as well as writings by Defoe, John Graunt, the Col...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 76%
dark: 65%
reflective: 43%
sad: 40%
challenging: 36%
tense: 17%
emotional: 14%
adventurous: 4%
hopeful: 3%
mysterious: 3%
funny: 2%
inspiring: 1%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Grief, Blood