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Albert Sorel (1842–1906)

Författare till Europe Under the Old Regime

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Vedertaget namn
Sorel, Albert
Namn enligt folkbokföringen
Sorel, Albert
Födelsedag
1842-08-13
Avled
1906-06-29
Nationalitet
France
Land (för karta)
France

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I indeed was shocked, shocked to learn that people going to fancy balls in European capitals were backed by war, famine, pestilence, misery and horror. The officers of each side knew each other and would change sides from one war to the next.

If a town resisted an army there could be trouble. One gruesome incident was when they made you cut off your own nose before the guy was hung.

The author is known for his accuracy, according to Wikipedia.

I recommend this short book to help get the idea of what is really like. In my view it is a sort of duty for every citizen to know this.… (mer)
 
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Benedict8 | Jul 16, 2014 |

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Statistik

Verk
24
Medlemmar
88
Popularitet
#209,356
Betyg
½ 3.7
Recensioner
1
ISBN
17
Språk
2

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