This arctic serenity of the elements was varied at times by heavy snow-storms.Our special project presenting the definitive account of France in
Depraved Behavior of the Survivors
Today's installment concludes The Great London Plague,our selection from History of the Plague in London by Daniel Defoe.If you have journeyed
Mass Graves for the Dead
It was about September 10th that my curiosity led or rather drove me to go and see this pit again, when there had been about four hundred people
Watchmen Guard Quarantined Houses
A terrible pit it was, and I could not resist the curiosity to go and see it.Continuing The Great London Plague,our selection from History of the
Escapes of the Quarantined
Many such escapes were made out of infected houses, as particularly when the watchman was sent some errand, that is to say, for necessaries, such as
Cruel Quarantines of the Houses of the Sick
As I went along Houndsditch one morning, about eight o'clock, there was a great noise.Continuing The Great London Plague,our selection from
The Great London Plague
This series has six easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Comet Foretells Death.IntroductionNone of the great visitations of