PLAGUE PESTILENCE AND PANDEMIC

There was a time when accounts of the Plague in Wittenburg by Martin Luther or the Great Plague of 1665 by Samuel Pepys plunged us into a disturbing and unfamiliar world. Today, we are hit by a jolt of recognition and understanding. The Covid pandemic has taught us a great deal about ourselves and the way we live, illuminating tensions at the heart of society. This collection of intimate and revelatory first-hand accounts of pandemics through the ages holds up a mirror to our own experiences of, and responses to, the crisis today.