The Speckled Monster
Subtitle: A Historical Tale of Battling the Smallpox Epidemic
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Published: May 29, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 474
ISBN-13: 9780525947363
Subjects: Montagu, Mary Wortley,; Infectious Diseases; Health & Fitness; Medical / Nursing; Smallpox Vaccine; Health/Fitness; Smallpox; Health & Fitness / General; General; 1679-1766; Boylston, Zabdiel,; History
First sentence: EARLY in December 1694, an assassin emerged from the streets of London to sneak westward across the park, slip unseen through the halls of Kensington Palace, and attack the beautiful and beloved young queen.