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Darnley

Darnley

George Payne Rainsford James

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Wildside Press
Año de edición:
2024
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9781434423474
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George Payne Rainsford James (1799-1860), novelist and historical writer, was for many years British Consul in the United States and on the Continent. At an early age he began to write romances, and continued his production with such industry that his works reach to 100 volumes. Among them are Richelieu (1829), Philip Augustus (1831), The Man at Arms (1840), The Huguenot (1838), Agincourt (1844), The King’s Highway (1840) and The Smuggler (1845). In addition to his novels he wrote Memoirs of Great Commanders, a Life of the Black Prince, and other historical and biographical works.

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