In 1665 the plague swept through London, claiming over 97,000 lives.
Daniel Defoe was just five at the time of the plague, but he later
called on his own memories, as well as his writing experience, to create
this vivid chronicle of the epidemic and its victims. 'A Journal'
(1722) follows Defoe's fictional narrator as he traces the devastating
progress of the plague through the streets of London.
Here we
see a city transformed: some of its streets suspiciously empty, some -
with crosses on their doors - overwhelmingly full of the sounds and
smells of human suffering. And every living citizen he meets has a
horrifying story that demands to be heard.
A Journal of the Plague Year - Daniel Defoe
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