A Journal of the Plague Year · Character
H.F.
A London saddler who refuses to flee, he reads the weekly bills of mortality like a man watching a tide rise toward his own door.
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Also known as Unknown, thou, your, thee, Himself, mine, myself, thy, themselves, their, Our, our, ourselves
First appearance: A Journal of the Plague Year
As a major figure in A Journal of the Plague Year, H.F. is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The narrator observes and recounts the behavior of the infected, the poor, and the fleeing citizens, providing moral and practical commentary.
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H.F. is a tradesman of middling fortune who stays behind when neighbours scatter, recording the plague's creep from St. Giles's parish toward his own street near Aldgate. His stubborn curiosity and appetite for exact…
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Character groups
- Protagonist
- Narrator's acquaintances
- Diverse plague participants
- Authority and expertise
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