A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe

A Journal of the Plague Year

Daniel Defoe

nonfiction classics history challenging informative reflective slow-paced

384 pages | first published 1722

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"Backgrounds" encourages comparison of 1665 documents with those of the early 1720s, when England feared a new outbreak of the plague.Included are official government orders and newspaper accounts as well as writings by Defoe, John Graunt, the Col...
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informative 76%
dark 60%
challenging 53%
sad 43%
reflective 36%
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adventurous 6%
mysterious 6%
hopeful 3%

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medium 20%

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