The Great Fire of London (novel)
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| Author | Peter Ackroyd |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Hamish Hamilton |
Publication date | 28 January 1982 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 192 |
| ISBN | 0-241-10704-0 |
| OCLC | 12500258 |
The Great Fire of London is a novel by the English author Peter Ackroyd.
Published in 1982, it is Ackroyd's first novel. It established themes which Ackroyd returns to again and again in his fiction:[citation needed] London, English literature and the intertwining (and blurring) of literary, historical and contemporary events.
Critical reception
[edit]The novel received generally positive reviews on its publication, although many reviewers have subsequently reassessed it in the light of Hawksmoor three years later, which had a similar focus albeit with a different historical perspective. Ackroyd however has dismissed the novel outright.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ O'Mahony, John (2 July 2004). "London Calling". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
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