Speaking of water-related diseases, it was the book on the cholora (I think) plague in London that led me to Bleak House, which the plague said was an accurate depiction of London at that time.
Yep, it's the legal one. I don't read Dickens often, but when I do and get bogged down, I think, "Uriah Heep." IMHO that's the most wonderfully named character I've ever encountered. Hey! I've been struggling to name a cat owned by a greeting card writer in my current project, a play. Wonder if I could ...
