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By permission of heaven : the true story of the Great Fire of London /

By:

Tinniswood, Adrian

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2004Description: xiv, 331 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1573222445

Subject(s):

Contents:

The Court of Vulcan -- The Future Condition of the English Nation -- God's Bellows -- A Universal Conclusion -- Black Towers Mourn -- And After Three Days' Toil -- Mighty Merry and Our Fears Over -- Dreams of Fire and Falling -- Digitus Dei -- Yes Sir, I am Guilty of It -- A More Glorious Phoenix -- Grief Cramps My Heart -- Consider the Common Calamity -- Malicious Hearts.

Summary: By Permission of Heaven is a thrilling account of the Great Fire of London that makes terrific use of a vast array of first-person accounts and forensic investigation. The result is an impeccable achievement in historical storytelling that recalls equal parts Patricia Cornwell, Sebastian Junger, and Iain Pears. By Permission of Heaven follows the conflagration from its beginnings in a Pudding Lane baker's kitchen in 1666 through the extreme devastation it wreaked. Adrian Tinniswood recounts the horror and wonder that gripped the city as the flames spread, destroying 13,200 homes, ninety-three churches, St. Paul's Cathedral, and every administrative building in the capital. While looting, savage violence, panic, and chaos reigned within the city and war raged without, hundreds of thousands buried their most precious possessions and fled, never again to see the London they knew. Finely depicted here are the towering figures of Restoration England, such as Charles II, Samuel Pepys, and Christopher Wren, who played critical roles in the events of the fire and its aftermath. But Tinniswood also brings to life the schoolchildren, servants, clerks, and courtiers of the day who watched the streets run with fire and the greatest city in Britain disappear before their eyes.

List(s) this item appears in: Richardson Collection

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reference	Carleton University, AVRC	Richardson Collection - Non CIrculating - Call No. Accompanied by Red Dot	Open-stacks	DA681 .T56 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan		16055001368

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By permission of heaven : the true story of the Great Fire of London /