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One of 60 low-priced classic texts published to celebrate Penguin s 60th anniversary. All the titles are extrac

Upon its original publication, Plagues and Peoples was an immediate critical and popular success, offering a ra

The Decameron (c.1351) is an entertaining series of one hundred stories written in the wake of the Black Death.

In 1665, the Great Plague swept through London, claiming nearly 100,000 lives. In A Journal of the Plague Year,

The White Plague, a marvelous and terrifyingly plausible blend of fiction and visionary theme, tells of one man