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1. philosophersmag.com › the-plague-a-reviewThe Plague, a Review - The Philosophers' Magazine

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   Far from adding to my apprehension, Camus’ book offers moments of catharsis and hope. Camus researched various plagues throughout history in order to prepare for his fictionalised account of an epidemic consuming the Algerian coastal town of Oran one April. Published in 1947, The Plague focuses on the character of Bernard Rieux, a doctor in ...

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   275,921 ratings16,277 reviews. The Plague is a novel by Albert Camus, published in 1947. It tells the story from the point of view of a narrator of a plague sweeping the French Algerian city of Oran. The narrator remains unknown until the start of the last chapter, chapter 5 of part 5.

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3. bookriot.com › books-about-the-plague10 Books About the Plague - BOOK RIOT

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   Aug 9, 2018 · When the Black Death enters England in 1348, no one knows what manner of sickness it is. Fear grips the people as they come to believe that the plague is a punishment for wickedness. But Lady Anne of Develish has her own ideas.

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4. www.jstor.org › stable › 24623408An Essay Review* - JSTOR

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   Rosemary Horrox's The Black Death is an exquisitely concrete and useful collection of translated documents covering almost all aspects of the plague in fourteenth-century Europe, with strong emphasis on the initial outbreak,

5. www.themedievalmagazine.com › book-reviews › blackdeathBlack Death by Stephen Porter - The Medieval Magazine

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   May 14, 2019 · Stephen Porter’s Black Death is an exhaustive look at the plague that ravaged Europe in 1348, but with a focus on the city of London, and how officials and common people dealt with reoccurring outbreaks of bubonic plague over the next 400 years. The book is chronological.

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6. www.goodreads.com › book › showThe Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death ...

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   Feb 1, 2005 · In The Great Mortality, author John Kelly lends an air of immediacy and intimacy to his telling of the journey of the plague as it traveled from the steppes of Russia, across Europe, and into England, killing 75 million people—one third of the known population—before it vanished. Show more.

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   Are there any books on the plague?

   • There are so many books on the Plague (or black death, as some writers refer to it). I’ve included both fiction and nonfiction here, so if you really want to steep yourself in academic history or want to read a fun (if depressing) reinterpretation of the Canterbury Tales, it is all here.

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   How many chapters does Mr Kelly devote to the plague?

   • Mr. Kelly devotes two chapters to the Plague’s rampage through England when probably one chapter would have done. Mr. Kelly does not restrict his history to the disease’s destruction. Mr. Kelly also points out how the Black Death affected society in several negative ways.

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   Who is the narrator in the plague?

   • The Plague is a novel by Albert Camus, published in 1947. It tells the story from the point of view of a narrator of a plague sweeping the French Algerian city of Oran. The narrator remains unknown until the start of the last chapter, chapter 5 of part 5.

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   How did the Black Death affect the population of 1348-1350?

   • The Black Death of 1348-1350 clearly began a period of heightened long-term mortal ity, one that tended increasingly to be localized in urban areas. The Black Death also began a period of population decline, one clearly not caused just by the mortality component of the population equation.

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8. www.irishtimes.com › culture › booksTo Calais, in Ordinary Time: prescient plague tale set in 1348

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   Sep 12, 2019 · Review: James Meek’s erudition and research are clear and his prose often brilliantly fresh. Expand. Meek’s characters are on the road, heading for France, as the Black Death that will...