The Great Trouble

A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel

De: Deborah Hopkinson

Narrado por: Matthew Frow, Kimberly Farr

Duración: 5 h y 57 m

Resumen del Editor

The suspenseful tale of two courageous kids and one inquisitive scientist who teamed up to stop an epidemic.

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. He’s being hunted by Fisheye Bill Tyler, and a nastier man never walked the streets of London. And he’s got a secret that costs him four precious shillings a week to keep safe. But even for Eel, things aren’t so bad until that fateful August day in 1854 - the day the deadly cholera epidemic (“blue death”) comes to Broad Street.

Everyone believes that cholera is spread through poisonous air. But one man, Dr. John Snow, has a different theory. As the epidemic surges, it’s up to Eel and his best friend, Florrie, to gather evidence to prove Dr. Snow’s theory - before the entire neighborhood is wiped out.

©2013 Deborah Hopkinson (P)2013 Listening Library

Reseñas de la Crítica

“A delightful combination of race-against-the-clock medical mystery and outwit-the-bad-guys adventure.” (Publishers Weekly, starred)

“Hopkinson illuminates a pivotal chapter in the history of public health...Accessible...and entertaining.” (School Library Journal, starred)

“For [readers] who love suspense, drama, and mystery.” (TIME for Kids)

Fascinating and educational!

You could imagine being there and understanding the culture. It was a great story to learn about the discovery of a contagious disease that still affects many around the world!

informative

I don't think I could have stayed with this book if I was reading it myself. The narrative held my interest.

The amazing book about a terrible time

The voice of Eel is cool,the chapters are interesting,amazing,it's like wow how Eel goes through all of this

Great book

This is a must read book that I recommend to anyone who loves historical fiction. This book is one for someone who likes victory through it all.

Very difficult to listen to

Cockney accent for the entire book really grates in your nerves. And Wikipedia article on Dr. a John Snow was more interesting.