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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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

authoritative text, backgrounds, contexts, criticism

1st ed.

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  • ★★★ 3.3 (3 ratings)
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Presents the annotated text of 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, and includes background on the London epidemic and other outbreaks, essays on the theme of community in crisis, and critical reviews of the novel.

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W.W. Norton
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361

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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)

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17th century 1665 London, 1665 Plague, 1665 Fire, 1666 Siglo XVII

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A Journal of the Plague Year
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A Journal of the plague year: authoritative text, backgrounds, contexts, criticism
1992, W.W. Norton
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History of the Great Plague in London: A Journal of the Plague Year Being ...
1895, Ginn
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Daniel Defoe's Journal of the plague year
1895, Longmans, Green, and Company
in English
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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
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A journal of the plague year: or, Memorials of the great pestilence in London, in 1665
1882, Routledge
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A journal of the plague year
1848, Printed for W. Tegg & co.
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A journal of the Plague Year, or, Memorials of the great pestilence in London, in 1665
1835, T. Tegg
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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
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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
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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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [360]-361).

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New York
Series
A Norton critical edition
Genre
Fiction.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.5
Library of Congress
PR3404 .J6 1992, PR3404.J6 1992

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiii, 361 p. :
Number of pages
361

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL1542723M
ISBN 10
0393961885
LCCN
91021599
OCLC/WorldCat
23939776
LibraryThing
29781
Goodreads
128977

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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