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EPISODE · May 14, 2026 · 32 MIN

A Journal of the Plague Year Part 4

from The Daniel Defoe Library · host Daniel Defoe

In which the strict orders and regulations concerning infected houses, the burial of the dead, and the keeping of streets clean are described in detail, revealing the harsh measures taken to control the plague and prevent its spread within the city. The narrative also relates the various desperate and sometimes violent attempts by inhabitants to escape enforced quarantines, illustrating the conflicted human responses to such severe confinements.

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