{"product_id":"9780140437850-secondhand-a-journal-of-the-plague-year","title":"A Journal of the Plague Year","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Daniel Defoe\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 336\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith new introduction by Cynthia Wall, chronology further reading, glossary, and explanatory notes.  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.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44508015067355,"sku":"9780140437850-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780140437850-us-300.jpg?v=1701948239","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780140437850-secondhand-a-journal-of-the-plague-year","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}