The Great Plague: When Death Came to Cambridge in 1665 by Evelyn Lord (English)

Description: The Great Plague by Evelyn Lord In this intimate history of the extraordinary Black Plague pandemic that swept through the British Isles in 1665, Evelyn Lord focuses on the plagues effects on smaller towns, where every death was a singular blow affecting the entire community. Lords 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. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Evelyn Lord is a local historian and emeritus fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge. She is the author of The Hell-Fire Clubs, The Stuart Secret Army, and The Knights Templar in Britain. Review "The Great Plague of 1665 is too often seen as a metropolitan disaster, even though it brought death and dislocation across much of southern and eastern England. This timely study of Cambridge provides a thorough and imaginative account of the crisis which the epidemic inflicted upon the town, describing the impact upon its society and the experiences of individual families. In doing so it makes a valuable addition to both the literature on the Great Plague and the history of the town."—Stephen Porter, author of The Great Plague"Rich in the sights and sounds and smells of a seventeenth-century city, this is an evocative portrait of a teeming social world shattered by epidemic disease. Evelyn Lords adroit and sensitive reconstruction of daily routines and the urban landscape cranks up the tension as plague advances steadily towards its victims. We follow people down winding streets and alleys and peer into homes, finding there pitiful scenes of the dead and the dying and the distressed. Lords tale is horrific yet ultimately uplifting as life crowds back into the spaces left by the grim reaper—panic and misery followed by hope and recovery."—Malcolm Gaskill, author of Witchfinders: A Seventeenth-Century English Tragedy Review Quote "The Great Plague of 1665 is too often seen as a metropolitan disaster, even though it brought death and dislocation across much of southern and eastern England. This timely study of Cambridge provides a thorough and imaginative account of the crisis which the epidemic inflicted upon the town, describing the impact upon its society and the experiences of individual families. In doing so it makes a valuable addition to both the literature on the Great Plague and the history of the town."--Stephen Porter, author of The Great Plague "Rich in the sights and sounds and smells of a seventeenth-century city, this is an evocative portrait of a teeming social world shattered by epidemic disease. Evelyn Lords adroit and sensitive reconstruction of daily routines and the urban landscape cranks up the tension as plague advances steadily towards its victims. We follow people down winding streets and alleys and peer into homes, finding there pitiful scenes of the dead and the dying and the distressed. Lords tale is horrific yet ultimately uplifting as life crowds back into the spaces left by the grim reaper--panic and misery followed by hope and recovery."--Malcolm Gaskill, author of Witchfinders: A Seventeenth-Century English Tragedy Description for Bookstore This intimate history of Englands Great Plague of 1665-66 brings a dark era of contagion and death to vivid life through personal stories of loss and survival from a wide range of individuals--from common folk to historical notables Samuel Pepys and Isaac Newton--in the small British community of Cambridge. Details ISBN0300270259 Author Evelyn Lord Publisher Yale University Press Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 0300270259 ISBN-13 9780300270259 Format Paperback Publication Date 2023-01-24 Imprint Yale University Press Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2023-01-24 US Release Date 2023-01-24 UK Release Date 2023-01-24 Pages 208 Subtitle When Death Came to Cambridge in 1665 Illustrations 16 pp b-w illus. DEWEY 942.659066 Audience General AU Release Date 2023-04-18 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141921781;

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