A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe

"A Journal of the Plague Year" by Daniel Defoe is a book published in 1722. It recounts one man's experiences during the Great Plague of London in 1665, when bubonic plague devastated the city. Presented as an eyewitness account, the work blends research and imagination to create a detailed chronicle of streets, neighborhoods, and casualties. Its classification remains debated—some view it as authentic history, others as historical fiction, and many as something between both. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731
Title A Journal of the Plague Year
Being Observations or Memorials of the Most Remarkable Occurrences, as Well Public as Private, Which Happened in London During the Last Great Visitation in 1665. Written by a Citizen Who Continued All the While in London
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Journal_of_the_Plague_Year
Credits Tokuya Matsumoto and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 48.1 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Historical fiction
Subject Great Fire, London, England, 1666 -- Fiction
Subject Plague -- Fiction
Subject London (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 376
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jun 24, 2023
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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