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Londons story was written in 1912, predicts a deadly plague in 2012, and is narrated by one of the few survivorsan 87yrold former english. The windows and doors had been broken in, but he, inside, hiding behind a counter, was discharging his pistol at a number of men on the sidewalk who were breaking in. Set in a ravaged and wild america, the story takes place in 2073, sixty years after the spread of the red death, an uncontrollable epidemic that depopulated and nearly destroyed the world in 20. Page 97 there was a grocery store a place where food was sold. The first edition of the novel was published in 1947, and was written by albert camus. James howard smith is one of the last survivors of the pre plague era, but he knows hes dying.
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