The Selected Essays of Montaigne
ASIN: B000GSQAVY
Category:
Classics,
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Autobiography,
Memoir,
Writing,
Essays,
History,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Philosophy,
France,
French Literature,
16th Century
bookshelves: radio-3, winter-20112012, fradio, france, play-dramatisation Recommended for: Brazilliant Laura Read from January 05 to 11, 2012 ** spoiler alert ** From wiki - The Duke Francis helped to defeat the Huguenots at the Battle of Dreux, but he was assassinated shortly afterward, in 1563...
From wiki - The Duke Francis helped to defeat the Huguenots at the Battle of Dreux, but he was assassinated shortly afterward, in 1563. His son, Henry of Guise, became the third Duke of Guise (1550–1588). He helped plan the infamous St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre and was responsible for the formatio...
It took me a while to actually get into this book, but now I have completed it I must say that I am quite glad that I read it. The version that I read was only a collection of his essays, so today I made my way to the second hand bookshop and pick up a copy of his complete essays (which I plan on re...
14 years ago
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