A Journal of the Plague Year, written by a citizen who continued all the while in London
By Daniel Defoe
- Release Date: 2006-01-16
- Genre: Classics
Description
A Journal of the Plague Year is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in March 1722. The novel is a fictionalized account of one man's experiences of the year 1665, in which the Great Plague struck the city of London.
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5By sammyrussianWhat a better thing it is to have this account of a pandemic four hundred years ago, that gives a window into how little humans change and how little we learn and thus repeat the exact same mistakesI did not read it but I am scared
5By FrancoalbanoThe plague killed Belle’s mom!Prophetic
5By W. Grey ChampionMany parallels with the Coronavirus pandemic and therefore a must-read. Instructive, prophetic. Uncertain? Here is what will happen!Fascinating account
5By RobjohnsFascinating account of the London plague of 1665. Very interesting to learn how well organized the response by the city government was. Defoe gives examples of strategies people used to deal with the plague spending the most time on those that were successful. Changed my perspective on life in the 1600's. Well worth the read.
