false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170343105m/46730.jpg 46730 55 In 1665, the Great Plague swept through London, claiming nearly 100,000 lives. In <I>A Journal of the Plague Year</I>, Defoe vividly chronicles the progress of the epidemic. We follow his fictional narrator through a city transformed-the streets and alleyways deserted, the houses of death with crosses daubed on their doors, the dead-carts on their way to the pits-and encounter the horrified citizens of the city, as fear, isolation, and hysteria take hold. The shocking immediacy of Defoe's description of plague-racked London makes this one of the most convincing accounts of the Great Plague ever written. 2876395 1722 A Journal of the Plague Year (Penguin Classics) total:510|5:100|4:170|3:180|2:47|1:13| 510 1827 849 60 4 1 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Feb 01 03:44:54 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 11:55:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 15 07:55:12 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 08:11:51 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Apr 24 21:41:33 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 21:42:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 02:30:05 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 06:39:17 -0700 2009
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Daniel Defoe, the author of the more famous “Robinson Crusoe” put together a historical novel written as a journal. He was a child in 1665, t...more...]]> 0 2 false false Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 03:48:27 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 05:49:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 08:35:15 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 10:18:38 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 11:48:05 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 11:55:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Mar 01 12:17:03 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 12:17:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 15 07:18:07 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 03 12:14:21 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 07:57:27 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 17:52:36 -0700 2008 I fully enjoyed this book. The introduction is essential in understanding the text as it explains how prolific Defoe was and how his writing was so politically and socially charged that he was sent to prison. He wrote what some consider the precursor to the modern novel because he took on a persona ...

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Interesting and descriptive passages about what it was like living during the black death. And interesting...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=46730