The Great Plague The Story of London's Most Deadly Year |
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| Author:
| Moote, A. Lloyd
Moote, Dorothy C. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-8493-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2006 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $64.99 |
Book Description:
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In the winter of 1664-65, a bitter cold descended on London in the days before Christmas. Above the city, an unusually bright comet traced an arc in the sky, exciting much comment and portending ''horrible windes and tempests.'' And in the remote, squalid precinct of St. Giles-in-the-Fields outside the city wall, Goodwoman Phillips was pronounced ......
In the winter of 1664-65, a bitter cold descended on London in the days before Christmas. Above the city, an unusually bright comet traced an arc in the sky, exciting much comment and portending ''horrible windes and tempests.'' And in the remote, squalid precinct of St. Giles-in-the-Fields outside the city wall, Goodwoman Phillips was pronounced ......