A journal of the plague year : being observations or memorials, of the most remarkable occurrences, as well publick as private, which happened in London during the last great visitation in 1665. Written by a citizen who continued all the while in London. Never made publick before
This fascinating book gives firsthand reports of the Black Plague that hit London in 1665. The work also includes weekly tallies of the deaths, with details of what it was like week to week and day to day during the time when it began to spread throughout the city. People's feelings and anxieties about the mysterious illness returning once again are also outlined.?
eBook, English, 1722
Eighteenth century fiction
Printed for E. Nutt at the Royal-Exchange, London, 1722