![]() Set amid the 1854 London cholera outbreak, Hopkinson. ![]() Part medical mystery, part survival story, and part Dickensian adventure, Deborah Hopkinson's The Great Trouble is a celebration of a fascinating pioneer in public health and a gripping novel about the 1854 London cholera epidemic. The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel. As the epidemic surges, it's up to Eel and his best friend Florrie to gather evidence to prove Snow's theory before the entire neighborhood is wiped out. ![]() Griggs, the tailor, is the first to get sick, and soon it's clear that the deadly cholera - the "blue death" - has come to Broad Street.Įveryone believes that cholera is spread through poisonous air. The Great Trouble audiobook (Unabridged) A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel By Deborah Hopkinson Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Historical Fiction Search for a digital library with this title Title found at these libraries: We were unable to pinpoint your location - please try searching instead. And he's got a secret that costs him four precious shillings a week to keep safe.īut even for Eel, things aren't so bad until that fateful August day in 1854 - the day the Great Trouble begins. ![]() He's being hunted by Fisheye Bill Tyler, and a nastier man never walked the streets of London. Eel has troubles of his own: As an orphan and a "mudlark," he spends his days in the filthy River Thames, searching for bits of things to sell. ![]()
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