Journal Of The Plague Year

In 1665 the plague swept through London claiming over 97000 lives. DanielDefoe was just five at the time of the plague but he later called on his ownmemories as... » 

In 1665 the plague swept through London claiming over 97000 lives. DanielDefoe was just five at the time of the plague but he later called on his ownmemories as well as his writing experience to create this vivid chronicle ofthe epidemic and its victims. A Journal 1722 follows Defoes fictionalnarrator as he traces the devastating progress of the plague through thestreets of London. Here we see a city transformed some of its streetssuspiciously empty some with crosses on their doors overwhelmingly full ofthe sounds and smells of human suffering. And every living citizen he meets hasa horrifying story that demands to be heard. «