Europe 1350 AD The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier 1421: The Year China Discovered America by Gavin Menzies A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman The Black Death 1346-1353: The Complete History by Ole J. Benedictow "The Black Death was the bubonic form of the rodent disease Yersinia pestis and was spread by fleas. It killed 60 percent or more of Europe's population with its first strike alone." The Master of Verona by David Blixt: "In 1314, seventeen year old Pietro Alighieritravels to Verona with his father, the infamous poet Dante, at the invitation of its leader, the legendary Francesco 'Cangrande' della Scala. Inspired by the plays of Shakespeare, the poetry of Dante, and the events of history, The Master of Verona is a compelling novel of politics, loyalty, conspiracy and star-crossed romance."

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