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A Journal of the Plague Year, written by a citizen who continued all the while in London

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 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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  • Not worth reading.

    A rambling mess of a book. Unorganized, and waffles on and on. I read this book because 'Robinson Crusoe' is one of my favorite books of all time. This account of the plague is full of interesting facts but one of the most repetitive books I've ever read. Don't bother.

    By Sir Markus Carolinas

  • Time to read

    What 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 mistakes

    By sammyrussian

  • I did not read it but I am scared

    The plague killed Belle’s mom!

    By Francoalbano

  • Prophetic

    Many parallels with the Coronavirus pandemic and therefore a must-read. Instructive, prophetic. Uncertain? Here is what will happen!

    By W. Grey Champion

  • Fascinating account

    Fascinating 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.

    By Robjohns

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