Journal of the Plague Year
''The most reliable and comprehensive account of the Great Plague that we possess'' Anthony Burgess
In 1665 the plague swept through London, claiming over 97,000 lives. Daniel Defoe was just five at the time of the plague, but he later called on his own memories, as well as his writing experience, to create this vivid chronicle of the epidemic and its victims. ''A Journal'' (1722) follows Defo...
''The most reliable and comprehensive account of the Great Plague that we possess'' Anthony Burgess
In 1665 the plague swept through London, claiming over 97,000 lives. Daniel Defoe was just five at the time of the plague, but he later called on his own memories, as well as his writing experience, to create this vivid chronicle of the epidemic and its victims. ''A Journal'' (1722) follows Defo...
