The Black Death

Informationen zum Autor Philip Ziegler (born 1929) is one of Britain's most distinguished biographers and historians. His works include biographies of Diana Cooper! Lord Melbourne (both to be reissued in Faber Finds)! Mountbatten! Harold Wilson and Osbert Sitwell. He is currently working on the authorized biography of Edward Heath. Klappentext Between 1347 and 1350! the Black Death killed at least one third of Europe's population. This title traces the course of the virulent epidemic through Europe and its dramatic effect on the lives of those whom it afflicted. Zusammenfassung Between 1347 and 1350, the Black Death killed at least one third of Europe's population. First published nearly forty years ago, it remains definitive. 'The clarity and restraint on every page produce a most potent cumulative effect.' Michael Foot

About the author

Philip Ziegler (born 1929) is one of Britain's most distinguished biographers and historians. His works include biographies of Diana Cooper, Lord Melbourne (both to be reissued in Faber Finds), Mountbatten, Harold Wilson and Osbert Sitwell. He is currently working on the authorized biography of Edward Heath.

Product details

• Authors: Philip Ziegler, Philip Ziegler Ziegler, ZIEGLER PHILIP ZIEGLER PHILIP
• Assisted by: Phili Ziegler (Editor), Philip Ziegler (Editor)
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.12.2008
• EAN: 9780571247752
• ISBN: 978-0-571-24775-2
• No. of pages: 312
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 216 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Main work before 1945; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Faber Finds