1896, Bhagur, Nashik tehsil, Bombay Presidency Thirteen-year-old Tatyarao had been at the window all afternoon. Now as twilight fell, he showed no signs of moving from his perch. The screams from the opposite house grew louder and louder with each hour, and the falling darkness increased his dread. The lamplighter had stopped coming two days ago; he had been stricken by the plague too. Tatya shivered.
Chapter 1 - Epidemic
Chapter 1 - Epidemic
Chapter 1 - Epidemic
1896, Bhagur, Nashik tehsil, Bombay Presidency Thirteen-year-old Tatyarao had been at the window all afternoon. Now as twilight fell, he showed no signs of moving from his perch. The screams from the opposite house grew louder and louder with each hour, and the falling darkness increased his dread. The lamplighter had stopped coming two days ago; he had been stricken by the plague too. Tatya shivered.