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1666: What really happened during the plague?
The Strange Adventures of H
What you need to know before your trail
Orphaned young, H is sent to live with her doting aunt in London. H’s life is a happy one until her lecherous cousin robs her of her innocence, and the plague takes away the city and the people she loves. H is cast out – friendless, pregnant and destitute – into the rapidly emptying streets of London under quarantine.
Forced to fend for herself, she is determined to gain back the life she lost. H will face a villain out for revenge, find love in the most unexpected places, and overcome a betrayal that she never could have foreseen. Weathering it all, can H charm, or scheme, her way to the life of freedom and independence that she longs for?
Locations
Reset- England - London
- A: The Charterhouse
- B: Museum of London
- C: Fleet Street
- D: Cheapside
Travel Guide
Visit London during the plague …of 1666
Very prescient for readers of today in many ways. The novel is very atmospheric, with some wonderful descriptions of everyday life in London during what must have been a very difficult and frightening time.
The novel takes place in and around the city’s streets and they feel so realistic and dirty that you might have to wipe your hands as you read. We visit Cheapside, Fleet Street and the areas where the dead were buried during this time. Be sure to visit the Museum of London to see even more of the period evoked in the novel.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Strange Adventures of H
Destination/location: London Author/guide: Sarah Burton Departure Time: 1600s/1700s
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