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In this era of pandemic fears, the gripping tale of the Great Plague that brought Europe to its knees in the mid-1600s is a surprisingly timely read. Defoe's fictionalized account of life in plague-stricken 1665 London is a harrowing and suspenseful page-turner.
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Early works to 1800, Plague, History, Fiction, Plague in fiction, London, 1665, Plague in literature, London, England, London (England), Great Fire, London, England, 1666, Disease Outbreaks, Social conditions, Great Fire, London, England, 1666 in fiction, Fire, 1666, Classic Literature, Peste bubónica, Historia, Fires, Novela, Great Fire (London, England : 1666) fast (OCoLC)fst00947020, Large type books, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), England, fiction, London (england), fiction, Fiction, historical, Great Plague, London, England, 1664-1666, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction: general and literary, Plague--fiction, Plague--history, Pr3404 .j6 2003Places
England, London, Marseille, France, London (England), 1665 London, Londres (Inglaterra), Inglaterra, Londres, Marseille (France)Times
17th century, 1665, London, 1665, Plague, 1665, Fire, 1666, Siglo XVIIShowing 12 featured editions. View all 145 editions?
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This account of the Great Plague of London (1664-65) was first published in 1722. In it Defoe describes the horrifying daily events in London city as it was besieged by bubonic plague.
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