The Great Plague: When Death Came to Cambridge in 1665

by Evelyn Lord

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300270259
• ISBN13: 9780300270259
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.7"