Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Map of Distribution of Plague Victims, 1665–6 viii
4. Preface ix
5. CHAPTER 1. The Black Horse of the Apocalypse and its Pale Rider 1
6. CHAPTER 2. Fine Buildings and Bad Smells 10
7. CHAPTER 3. Town and Gown 28
8. CHAPTER 4. Impending Disaster 45
9. CHAPTER 5. The Infected Summer 55
10. CHAPTER 6. Falling Leaves and Sable Skies 67
11. CHAPTER 7. A Rash of Red Crosses 82
12. CHAPTER 8. A Harvest of Death 97
13. CHAPTER 9. The Beginning of the End of the Pestilence 115
14. CHAPTER 10. The Final Toll 128
15. Appendix 137
16. Abbreviations 142
17. Notes 143
18. Bibliography 157
19. Illustration Acknowledgements 164
20. Acknowledgements 165
21. Index 167