num_pages: 352
description: Draws on first-person testimonies and forensic records to document the events surrounding the 1666 Great Fire of London that destroyed more than 13000 homes numerous buildings and St. Paul's Cathedral in an account that considers the roles played by such figures as Charles II Samuel Pepys and Christopher Wren. 30000 first printing.
language: English
title: By Permission of Heaven: The True Story of the Great Fire of London
publisher: Riverhead Hardcover