The Defoe, Daniel 1661?-1731 creator text utu 2012 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Storm. An Essay." by Daniel Defoe is a work of journalism published in 1704. It documents the devastating Great Storm of 1703 that ravaged London and Britain through innovative first-hand accounts collected via newspaper advertisements. Defoe weaves together sixty personal testimonies of toppled forests, demolished homes, stranded sailors, and naval destruction. This pioneering approach to reporting, gathering eyewitness stories from survivors who signed their names, established it as the first substantial work of modern journalism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Storm_(Daniel_Defoe) Release date is 2012-10-14 Produced by StevenGibbs, Val Wooff and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Great Britain Storms -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800 Hurricanes -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800 Cyclones -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800 QC Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41063 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41063 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133935.0 41063