The Daniel Defoe Library
In which the author diligently records the heavy toll the plague exacted upon various professions, notably the courage and sacrifice of civil officers amidst overwhelming mortality, while reflecting on the human response marred by both bravery and folly. He also contemplates the myriad remedial medicines of the time, sharing the considered view of a physician friend on their varied formulations and his own modest reliance upon them for protection.
111 Folgen
Kommentare
0Sei die erste Person, die kommentiert
Melde dich jetzt an und werde Teil der The Daniel Defoe Library-Community!