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The Faber Book of Reportage by Professor John Carey (Paperback, 1996)
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The eye-witness accounts in this book have been chosen from hundreds of memoirs, letters and travel books, as well as newspapers. The time span reaches from ancient Greece - Thucydides' account of Athens stricken by plague - to February 1986 when James Fenton in the Phillipines, joins the crowd rampaging through President Marcos's palace. There are disasters, executions and battles - often seen from unaccustomed angles - such as, a French knight's account of Agincourt, El Alamein from a German armoured car. But peace has its dramas too, as seen from the accounts of the Pilgrim fathers setting foot in the silent forests of America, and Garrick playing Hamlet.
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'This excellent book of eye-witness accounts ranges from Thucydides reporting on the plague at Athens in 420 BC to James Fenton wandering through the Marcos's boudoir after the coup d'etat in Manila . . . This book is vigorous and vivid; and it is an assertion of the importance and power of the written word.' Kenneth Baker, The Times. 'A wonderful book to browse in - a treasury of curios, touching memorabilia, shocking facts . . . It deserves a place by the bedside of every literary insomniac.' Jonathan Raban, Observer.Product Identifiers
PublisherFaber & Faber
ISBN-139780571141630
eBay Product ID (ePID)89446828
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Faber Book of Reportage
Number of Pages752 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1996
TopicLiterature, Literary Theory
AuthorProfessor John Carey
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height217 mm
Item Weight781 g
Item Width136 mm
Additional Product Features
EditorProfessor John Carey
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorProfessor John Carey
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- 21 Oct, 2022
Social and Military History contained in short eye witness accounts.
This book was selected by Jo Brand as her favourite book on a BBC TV show about books. Eye witness accounts of events in history, covering more than 200 years. Most accounts are just 2-3 pages long. Great for dipping into and giving a mixture of Social and Military history.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 16 Dec, 2022
Interesting genuine look at history
I bought this as a present but I'm hoping I'll be able to did into it. My recomendations are from Jo Brand on Between the Covers on BBC 2 (Ithink) - I thought it would be an ideal present for my brother.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 31 Aug, 2022
accurately described on cover
Book as described in several reviews and recommended to anyone with an interest in HistoryVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 22 Jun, 2022
A must read for nosey people !
Full of fascinating facts, can't put it downVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
