| Description |
xvii, 474 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Note |
"A Plume book" |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [465]-474). |
| Contents |
London -- Two Marys -- Three rebellions -- A destroying angel -- Bidding the world adieu -- A dear little son -- Rosebuds in lily skin -- Boston -- Zabdiel & Jerusha -- Curiosities of the smallpox -- The beauty of the sea -- Caging the demon -- Demonic wings -- Fathers and sons -- Hell upon earth -- Salutation alley -- Prying multitudes -- An infusion of malignant filth -- The castle of misery -- Signs and wonders -- Newgate -- An hour of mourning -- The King's pardon -- Raw head and bloody bones -- Just retribution -- In royal fashion -- Aftermath -- Meetings and partings -- The practice -- The people. |
| Subject |
Boylston, Zabdiel, 1679-1766.
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Montagu, Mary Wortley, Lady, 1689-1762.
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Smallpox -- History.
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| ISBN |
0452285070 (pbk.) : $16.00 |
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