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    When Valmond Came to Pontiac: The Story of a Lost Napoleon. Volume 2.
    When Valmond Came to Pontiac: The Story of a Lost Napoleon. Volume 2.
    When Valmond Came to Pontiac: The Story of a Lost Napoleon. Volume 2.
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    When Valmond Came to Pontiac: The Story of a Lost Napoleon. Volume 2.

    By Gilbert Parker

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 26, 2013
    When Valmond Came to Pontiac: The Story of a Lost Napoleon. Volume 2.
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    Gilbert Parker

    Gilbert Parker (1862–1932), also credited as Sir Horatio Gilbert George Parker, 1st Baronet, was a Canadian novelist and British politician. His initial career was in education, working in various schools as a teacher and lecturer. He then traveled abroad to Australia where he became an editor at the Sydney Morning Herald. He expanded his writing to include long-form works such as romance fiction. Some of his most notable titles include Pierre and his People (1892), The Seats of the Mighty and The Battle of the Strong.

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