The book describes the epidemic of bubonic plague that ravaged England in 1665.
Defoe’s fictionalized account was published in 1722. Defoe himself was only five years old when the plague hit London.
The book describes the epidemic of bubonic plague that ravaged England in 1665.
Defoe’s fictionalized account was published in 1722. Defoe himself was only five years old when the plague hit London.