A Journal of the Plague Year Being Observations Or Memorials, Of The Most Remarkable Occurrences, As Well Publick As Private, Which Happened In Londo

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Synopsis

In 1665, the Great Plague swept through London, claiming nearly 100,000 lives. In A Journal of the Plague Year, Defoe vividly chronicles the progress of the epidemic. We follow his fictional narrator through a city transformed-the streets and alleyways deserted, the houses of death with crosses daubed on their doors, the dead-carts on their way to the pits-and encounter the horrified citizens of the city, as fear, isolation, and hysteria take hold. The shocking immediacy of Defoe's description of plague-racked London makes this one of the most convincing accounts of the Great Plague ever written. (Excerpt from Goodreads)

Book details

Series:
Classics To Go
Author:
Daniel Defoe
ISBN:
9783962727932
Publisher:
Otbebookpublishing
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2019-01-11
Usage restrictions:
Public domain
Copyright date:
2019
Copyright by:
 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Literature and Fiction