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From: The Evening Standard (London, England)
Date: 20050110
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Byline: DAVID SEXTON

The Storm by Daniel Defoe, edited by Richard Hamblyn Penguin Classics, [pounds sterling]8.99

DURING the night of 26 November 1703, Britain was hit by the worst storm in recorded history. Eight thousand people died on land and at sea; the naval, fishing and merchant fleet were decimated. Just as after the tsunami, it was said that, in its wake, London looked as if it had been the scene of a battle. In total, the losses were greater than in the Great Fire of London.

The following morning Daniel Defoe, then in his early thirties, a bankrupt, ...

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