Year of Wonders
Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague is a historical novel by Geraldine Brooks, published in 2001 by Fourth Estate in London and Viking in the United States. Narrated by Anna Frith, a young widowed housemaid, it is set in the Derbyshire village of Eyam during the plague of 1665 to 1666.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First UK edition
- Fourth Estate, 2001
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks was first published in 2001. We track 2 editions.
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- Eyam, Great Britain
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- Editions recorded
- 21 on Open Library, 14 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 2 languages
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How many editions of Year of Wonders are there?
We track 2 editions of Year of Wonders. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
When was Year of Wonders first published?
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks was first published in 2001.
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- Year of Wonders, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Year of Wonders, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- Year of Wonders (Q3618204), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
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