By Permission of Heaven

Adrian Tinniswood

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Adrian Tinniswood's magnificent account of the Great Fire of London explores the history of a cataclysm and its consequences.

A dynamic recounting of the horror that gripped London in 1666 after a small baker's fire erupted and spread, destroying 13,200 homes, 93 churches, St. Paul's Cathedral, and every administrative building in the capital. Looting, savage violence, panic, and chaos reigned, but what happened in the fire's wake was even more extraordinary.

Book Details

Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Publish Date: Dec 7th, 2004
Pages: 368
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 9.20in - 6.16in - 0.90in - 0.93lb
EAN: 9781594480393
Recommended age: 18-UP
Categories: • Social History• Europe - Great Britain - General• Natural Disasters

About the Author

Adrian Tinniswood is the author of His Invention So Fertile: A Life of Christopher Wren and Visions of Power Ambition and Architecture from Ancient Times to the Present. He is a respected author, lecturer, and broadcaster in Britain and the United States.

Praise for this book

Praise for "His Invention So Fertile: A Life of Christopher Wren:
"Lively, knowledgeable, affectionate...a fine biography." -- "Sunday Times
"Powered by an engrossing passion for its subject." -- Andrew Motion, "Financial Times

"From the Hardcover edition.