The Greatest Storm. Britain's Night of Destruction

Category: History: England: 18th Century

Publishing Information: 2002 by Sutton Publishing

ISBN: 0750928042

Binding: hardcover

Description: Howling winds and surging seas wreaked havoc during the worst ì storm experienced in British history. The Great Storm of 26/27 ì November 1703 caused unimaginable devastation. Widespread ì flooding, over 8,000 deaths and immense losses of property and ì shipping make the famous storm of October 1987 seem insignificant ì in comparison. While most people know something about the Great ì Fire of 1666 and the Great Plague of the year before, the story ì of the Great Storm of 1703 is not nearly so well known.

The Greatest Storm is the first full account of this ì major disaster. Through the use of primary sources, Martin Brayne ì transports us back to those fateful days in November 1703, and ì retells the story of this tragic and catastrophic event. Among ì the sources he uses is the Collection of the most remarkable ì Casualties and Disasters which happened in the late dreadful ì Tempest by Sea and Land by Daniel Defoe (1660-1731), the renowned ì novelist, pamphleteer, journalist and secret agent. Compiled in ì the months following the disaster, it is a fascinating and unique ì collection of eyewitness recollections. In addition to the host ì of firsthand accounts, Defoe offers trenchant observations on ì those who sought to benefit from the country's misfortunes.

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