A Journal of the Plague Year

from gavieb

I would rate this book 4 stars but for the errors in the edition I was reading (Barnes & Noble Library Of Essential Reading). Regardless of whether this book is fiction, history or a blend between the two, it is a very interesting account of the Great Plague of London, and if the subject interest...

from Eurydice

Understated as it is, this fictional 'documentary' of the Plague Year is gripping. Compelling and eminently readable, it gives an almost businesslike account of the Plague's imagined horror. As birchmore pointed out, there are fascinating authorial techniques at work. Early in the story, the sadd...

from gavieb

I would rate this book 4 stars but for the errors in the edition I was reading (Barnes & Noble Library Of Essential Reading). Regardless of whether this book is fiction, history or a blend between the two, it is a very interesting account of the Great Plague of London, and if the subject interest...

from NielsenGW

Daniel Defoe provides a unique view of the 1665 plague of London. His vivid, if snobbish, depiction of quotidian life is both colorful and enlightening. The reader will have to stumble through 17th century syntax and structure, but the hard work will pay off.

from bookworm12

With Ebola outbreaks on the news and debates on vaccinations on every blog, it seemed like a perfect time to return to one of the original records of a disease outbreak. I was particularly curious to read this book because it was mentioned multiple times in "On Immunity". The author of Robinson C...