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EPISODE · May 24, 2026 · 35 MIN

A Journal of the Plague Year Part 14

from The Daniel Defoe Library · host Daniel Defoe

In which the hardships inflicted upon those fleeing the plague, the strict measures taken by magistrates to confine the infected, and the poignant struggles between public safety and private suffering are candidly observed, revealing a city wrestling with mercy, fear, and order amidst calamity. The narrative further explores the perplexities of contagion, the dangers posed by delirious sufferers, and the earnest endeavours of officials to uphold their charge while bearing the heavy burden of human despair.

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