The Great Plague : A People's History / Evelyn Lord.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lord, Evelyn, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

University of Cambridge--History.

University of Cambridge.

Plague--England--Cambridge--History.

Plague.

Cambridge (England)--History.

Cambridge (England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this intimate history of the extraordinary Black Plague pandemic that swept through the British Isles in 1665, Evelyn Lord focuses on the plague's effects on smaller towns, where every death was a singular blow affecting the entire community. Lord's fascinating reconstruction of life during plague times presents the personal experiences of a wide range of individuals, from historical notables Samuel Pepys and Isaac Newton to common folk who tilled the land and ran the shops. She brings this dark era to vivid life through stories of loss and survival from those who grieved, those who fled, and those who hid to await their fate.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Map of Distribution of Plague Victims, 1665-6

Preface

CHAPTER 1. The Black Horse of the Apocalypse and its Pale Rider

CHAPTER 2. Fine Buildings and Bad Smells

CHAPTER 3. Town and Gown

CHAPTER 4. Impending Disaster

CHAPTER 5. The Infected Summer

CHAPTER 6. Falling Leaves and Sable Skies

CHAPTER 7. A Rash of Red Crosses

CHAPTER 8. A Harvest of Death

CHAPTER 9. The Beginning of the End of the Pestilence

CHAPTER 10. The Final Toll

Appendix

Abbreviations

Notes

Bibliography

Illustration Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780300206203

OCLC:

871442852