![]() ![]() ![]() and is probably based on the journals of Defoe's uncle, Henry Foe.In the book, Defoe goes to great pains to achieve an effect of verisimilitude, identifying specific neighborhoods, streets, and even houses in which events took place. Defoe was only five years old in 1665, and the book itself was published under the initials H. Presented as an eyewitness account of the events at the time, it was written in the years just prior to the book's first publication in March 1722. ![]() The book is told somewhat chronologically, though without sections or chapter headings. Book excerpt: This novel is an account of one man's experiences of the year 1665, in which the Great Plague or the bubonic plague struck the city of London. This book was released on with total page 320 pages. Book Synopsis A Journal of the Plague Year (a Survivor's True Tale of London Plague 1665) (Annotated) by : Daniel DefoeÄownload or read book A Journal of the Plague Year (a Survivor's True Tale of London Plague 1665) (Annotated) written by Daniel Defoe and published by. ![]()
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