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Storm

The Storm (1704) holds a special place in the writings of Daniel Defoe. Widely considered a founding document of modern journalism, The Storm narrates the calamitous events of November 1703 that are framed by the author in the first four chapters. These are followed by verbatim eyewitness accounts, solicited from survivors through a newspaper advertisement that Defoe placed shortly after the hurricane struck. Defoe is primarily known for his later fiction, loosely based on historical calamities, such as his Journal of the Plague Year (1722), and by fictionalized novels purporting to be first-person accounts, including Robinson Crusoe (1719) and Moll Flanders (1722). It can be argued that The Storm was the journalistic crucible in which the master realist Defoe forged his later novelistic artistry, with its penchant for "the telling detail." In fact, his fiction novel The Plague Year remains a required reading for journalism students to this day, side-by-side with the non-fiction account of The Storm. –Denny Sayers

Year of Publication: 1704Genres: Early Modern

Running Time: 09 hours 08 minutes 58 seconds(19 chapters)

Language: EnglishRead by: Denny Sayers (d. 2015)

#	Chapter Name
	Preface Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	20:58
	Chapter 1 Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	24:38
	Chapter 2 Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	22:17
	Chapter 3 Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	43:42
	Ch. 4 - Of the Extent of this Storm Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	27:21
	Ch. 4 - 'Tis very observable Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	19:44
	Of the Effects of the Storm, Damages in the City of London Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	26:32
	Of the Effects of the Storm, Damages in the Country Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	35:26
	The following Letters, tho' in a homely stile Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	34:42
	From Littleton in Worcestershire Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	26:43
	At Brenchly in the Western Parts of Kent Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	28:43
	It has been impossible to give an exact relation Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	27:39
	Of the Damages on the Water Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	34:03
	From Newport and Hastings the following Accounts Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	35:44
	Nor can the Damage suffered in the River of Thames be forgot Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	36:58
	Of the Damage to the Navy & Of the Earthquake Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	27:19
	Of remarkable Deliverances Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	29:59
	Another great Preservation Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	17:39
	The two following Letters & The Conclusion Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	28:51