The Year Without Summer: 1816 - one event, six lives, a world changed - longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize 2021 - Guinevere Glasfurd
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In 1815, a supervolcanic eruption led to the extraordinary 'Year Without Summer' in 1816: a massive climate disruption causing famine, poverty and riots. Snow fell in August. Lives, both ordinary and privileged, changed forever. Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein. The artist, John Constable, sought refuge in Suffolk. As crops failed, the dispossessed rose up in rebellion, threatening to burn the old order to t ... Full description
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In 1815, a supervolcanic eruption led to the extraordinary 'Year Without Summer' in 1816: a massive climate disruption causing famine, poverty and riots. Snow fell in August. Lives, both ordinary and privileged, changed forever. Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein. The artist, John Constable, sought refuge in Suffolk. As crops failed, the dispossessed rose up in rebellion, threatening to burn the old order to the ground.
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| Author | Guinevere Glasfurd |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Release year | 2021 |
| Cover type | Softcover |
| EAN | 9781473672338 |