Londons great plague of 1665 devastated the city, as europes final bubonic outbreak killed thousands of helpless citizens. A journal of the plague year is daniel defoes novel of the great plague of london in 1665, published fiftyseven years after the event in 1722. Daniel defoes journal of the plague year being reprinted. Blending those anecdotes with his childhood recollections and. Defoes account of the bubonic plague that swept london in 1665 remains as vivid as it is harrowing. It is an account of one mans experiences of the year 1665, in which the bubonic plague struck the city of london in what become known as the great plague of london, the last such epidemic in that city. A journal of the plague year penguin classics 9780140437850. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
A journal of the plague year by daniel defoe free ebook. Daniel defoe, author of the classic robinson crusoe, was five years old when the plague swept through london, and grew up hearing many stories some truthful, others exaggerated of its deadly effects. A journal of the plague year written by a citizen who continued all the while in london. A journal of the plague year is a book by daniel defoe, first published in march 1722. A journal of the plague year, by daniel defoe project gutenberg. In 1665, the great plague swept through london, claim. It is an account of one mans experiences of the year 1665, in which the.
Explore free books, like the victory garden, and more browse now. A journal of the plague year by daniel defoe, being observations or memorialsof the most remarkable occurrences, as well public as private, which happened in london during the last great visitation in 1665. A journal of the plague year by daniel defoe goodreads. Defoes a journal of the plague year was written 300. Defoes a journal of the plague year was written 300 years ago. Being observations or memorials of the most remarkable occurences, as well public as private, which happened in london during the last great visitation in 1665 penguin classics paperback common. Based on defoes own childhood memories and prodigious. A journal of the plague year by daniel defoe abebooks. Daniel defoes journal of the plague year being reprinted after selling out bookshops are reporting people stocking up with educational books for children while schools are closed children. The following paragraph quoted from back cover of the new american library version of a journal of the plague year signet classics, 1960. Daniel defoe a journal of the plague year full text. Its parallels to today are striking the bubonic plague, or black death, killed an estimated quarter of londons population in. Written by a citizen who continued all the while in london.
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