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A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume 1 (of 2) / From A.D. 664 to the Extinction of Plague — Charles Creighton

A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume 1 (of 2) / From A.D. 664 to the Extinction of Plague

Charles Creighton

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 806 pages

Charles Creighton's scholarly history of epidemics in Britain, first published in 1891. It traces pestilences from the first recorded outbreak in 664 to the disappearance of plague after 1665, drawing on contemporary chronicles and medical records. It offers a detailed view of how disease shaped daily life and public responses across centuries.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. A HISTORY OF EPIDEMICS IN BRITAIN.
  2. PREFACE.
  3. CONTENTS.
  4. ERRATA.
  5. CHAPTER I.
  6. CHAPTER II.
  7. CHAPTER III.
  8. CHAPTER IV.
  9. CHAPTER V.
  10. CHAPTER VI.
  11. CHAPTER VII.
  12. CHAPTER VIII.
  13. CHAPTER IX.
  14. CHAPTER X.
  15. CHAPTER XI.
  16. CHAPTER XII.
  17. INDEX.
  18. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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