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05 - Chapter V. Childhood of Richard

In Richard II, Makers of History

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Jacob Abbott

Chronicles the life of Richard II, born in 1367 in Bordeaux, France, who later wore the crown of King of England. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)

Book Sixth - Cambridge and the Alps

In The Prelude

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William Wordsworth

Among monuments of narrative poetry, The Prelude; or, Growth of a Poet's Mind, by William Wordsworth, occupies a unique place. Wordsworth pu…

16 - Chapter X. Maximilian and Mexico, part 2

In France in the Nineteenth Century

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Elizabeth Wormeley Latimer

Author Elizabeth Latimer synthesizes notes from a variety of sources to produce this summary of the nation of France in the 19th century. (S…

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