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

• Novel
• Book language: English
• 215 pages

A Journal of the Plague Year is Daniel Defoe's historical novel, presented as the memoir of a London citizen who remained in the city during the 1665 plague. It blends reported events and imagined detail to show how people faced fear, loss, and daily survival. Readers may value its vivid, documentary-like picture of a city under crisis.

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