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
Daniel Defoe · 1722
A fictional journal, published in 1722, recounting the 1665 plague in London as told by a citizen who stayed in the city, describing rising death bills, rumors, and the spread of the disease through its parishes.
Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.
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