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A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe

A Journal of the Plague Year

Daniel Defoe

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · April 29, 2013

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Who it’s for
Defoe’s journalist’s eye gives this account of the Great Plague an unusually immediate feel.
Genres
17th-Century History, Epidemiology, British History
Published
Start Publishing LLC, April 29, 2013

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About this book

Classic 1722 account of the epidemic that ravaged England nearly 60 years earlier. Defoe used his considerable talents as a journalist and novelist to reconstruct — historically and fictionally — the Great Plague of London in 1664-65. Written as an eyewitness report, the novel abounds in memorable and realistic details.

History Up Close

Defoe’s journalist’s eye gives this account of the Great Plague an unusually immediate feel.

Come here for

  • A vivid blend of historical reconstruction and fictional craft
  • Memorable, realistic detail from London’s plague years

Expect

  • An eyewitness-report style, shaped by both history and fiction
  • Close attention to the details of an epidemic

Where it sits

17th-Century History38%
British History35%
Epidemiology26%

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Publisher categories

  • Historical Fiction
Authors
Daniel Defoe
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
April 29, 2013
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Historical Fiction