An edition of The history of the great plague in London in the year 1665: containing observations and memorials of the most remarkable occurrences, both public and private, during that dreadful period (1722)

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An edition of The history of the great plague in London in the year 1665: containing observations and memorials of the most remarkable occurrences, both public and private, during that dreadful period (1722)

A journal of the plague year

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Presents seventeenth-century author Daniel Defoe's fictionalized account of what it was like to live in London in 1665 when the city was in the grip of plague.

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Penguin
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English
Pages
255

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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 2003 Histoire Romans, nouvelles Peste English literature Epidemics Epidemiology Readers Fictional works Communicable Diseases History, 17th Century Roman Englisch Pest Great britain, history

Places

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 XVII

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A Journal of the Plague Year
2016, Standard Ebooks
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Cover of: A journal of the plague year
A journal of the plague year
2003, Penguin
in English
Cover of: Daniel Defoe's Journal of the plague year
Daniel Defoe's Journal of the plague year
1895, Longmans, Green, and Company
in English
Cover of: History of the Great Plague in London: A Journal of the Plague Year Being ...
History of the Great Plague in London: A Journal of the Plague Year Being ...
1895, Ginn
Cover of: Daniel Defoe's Journal of the plague year
Daniel Defoe's Journal of the plague year
1895, Longmans, Green, and co.
in English
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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
1893, G. Routledge
in English
Cover of: A journal of the plague year
A journal of the plague year: or, Memorials of the great pestilence in London, in 1665
1882, Routledge
in English
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A journal of the plague year
1848, Printed for W. Tegg & co.
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Cover of: A journal of the Plague Year, or, Memorials of the great pestilence in London, in 1665
A journal of the Plague Year, or, Memorials of the great pestilence in London, in 1665
1835, T. Tegg
in English - A new edition / attentively revised.
Cover of: The history of the Great Plague in London, in the year 1665. Containing, observations and memorials of the most remarkable occurrences, both public and private, that happened during that dreadful period
The history of the Great Plague in London, in the year 1665. Containing, observations and memorials of the most remarkable occurrences, both public and private, that happened during that dreadful period
1754, F. and J. Noble
in English
Cover of: 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
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
1722, Printed for E. Nutt; J. Roberts; A. Dodd; and J. Graves
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A Journal of the Plague Year: being observations or memorials, of the most ...
1722, printed for E. Nutt; J. Roberts; A. Dodd; andJ. Graves

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Penguin classics
Genre
Fiction

Classifications

Library of Congress
PR3404 .J6 2003, PR3404.J6

The Physical Object

Pagination
255 p. :
Number of pages
255

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL17091155M
ISBN 10
0140437851
LCCN
2003276684
OCLC/WorldCat
53186706
LibraryThing
29781
Goodreads
46730

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL45109W

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Work Description

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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