The Great Plague (2015)

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The Great Plague (2015)
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The Great Plague (2015)

Walter George Bell
Edition year 2015
Binding Cloth
Illustrator Francis Mosley
Weight 1.25 Kg
Pages 302
Dimensions 9½ × 6¼ in

Edition details

The Great Plague by Walter George Bell. Reprint. Edited and introduced by Belinda Hollyer. 13 pages of colour plates, 13 black & white integrated illustrations and 6-page fold-out map. Printed endpapers. Bound in cloth, blocked with a design by Francis Mosley. 302pp. 9½x6¼in.

About the book

The Great Plague examines the devastating outbreak of bubonic plague that struck London in 1665, killing tens of thousands of people and disrupting almost every aspect of city life. The book explores the spread of the disease, contemporary medical beliefs, attempts at quarantine and the experiences of ordinary Londoners living through the crisis. It provides a vivid picture of fear, suffering and survival in a city with little understanding of how the disease was transmitted.

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