A Journal of the Plague Year: Illustrated Recount of the Great Plague of London (1665)
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798635708170
- Series
- A Journal of the Plague Year
- Pages
- 165
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-04-09
- Author
- Daniel Defoe
Description
In a striking resemblance to 21st-century pandemics, A Journal of the Plague Year recounts one man's experiences during the Great Plague of London in 1665. As the government of London tries to contain the disease by banning public gatherings, closing schools, and quarantining infected people, the narrator gives the reader a comprehensive look at the terrifying life inside the plague-ridden city. Written by Daniel Defoe in 1722, the book is likely based on the personal journals of Defoe's uncle, Henry Fue, who was a saddler in East London during the Black Death. This illustrated, vintage-style edition of "Plague Year" seeks to deliver the atmosphere of the Great Plague of London to modern readers with a sense of truth and realism unmatched by any other book.
