Another time, another plague
Another time, another plague Itâs buboes not bubbles that occupy The Plague Letters. Kate Griffin talks to its author about past (and present) horrors 14 May, 2021 â By Kate Griffin Detail from a copper engraving of Doctor Schnabel (Dr Beak), a plague doctor in 17th-century Rome Despairing medics are baffled by a deadly epidemic. Wealthy Londoners abandon the city for their country retreats. Those who remain go warily about their business; one eye on the mounting death tolls, the other on neighbours who flout the rules of quarantine. If this sounds horribly familiar, itâs a qui...
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