The Plague and the Fire
by James Leasor
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This dramatic story chronicles the horror and human suffering of two terrible years in London's history. 1665 brought the plague, and a year later, the city was reduced to ashes in four days by the fire that began in Pudding Lane.Tags
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Nice in actually combining the disasters that struck London in those consecutive years, Leasor nevertheless takes a naive view of history.
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James Leasor was educated at The City of London School and Oriel College, Oxford. In World War II he was commissioned into the Royal Berkshire Regiment and posted to the 1st Lincolns in Burma and India, where he served for three and a half years
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1961
- Important places
- London, England, UK
- Important events
- plagues (London, 1665); Great Fire of London (1666)
- First words
- On every night in that cold, clear week before Christmas, 1664, the thick white candles burned late in the palace of Whitehall.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)A new London grew with wider streets and gracious buildings, and, more important, a new, friendly spirit grew with it, tried by adversity and purged by despair.
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 2
- ASINs
- 7
