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Journal of the Plague Year

By: Daniel Defoe
Narrated by: Andrew Cullum
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First published in March 1722, 57 years after the event that struck more than 100,000 people, Journal of the Plague Year is a compelling portrait of life during London's horrific bubonic plague. Through the eyes of H.F. (speculated to be Defoe's uncle, Henry Foe, from whose journals the book was supposedly adapted) we witness great grief, depravity and despair: crazed sufferers roam the streets, unearthly screams resound across the city, death carts dump their grisly loads into mass graves, and quackery and skulduggery feed on fear. But there is kindness and courage too, as mutual support and caring are upheld through the worst of days.

Defoe's Journal is considered one of the most accurate accounts of the plague, and includes many contemporary theories about the disease, along with rolls of the dead and a literary mapping of London, street by street, parish by parish. It is a fascinating and intimate account from one of the earliest proponents of the novel.

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Public Domain (P)2018 Naxos Audiobooks Classics Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Fiction England Middle Ages
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A gripping story, topical and directly relevant 350 years on from the Great Plague of London in 1665. A detailed chronicle that records and examines the 1665 Plague from an educated Londoner's point of view. A solid reading performance by Andrew Cullum.

Topical. Enlightening. Relevant.

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