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    The Adventures of Monsieur de Mailly: from the author of A Voyage to Arcturus
    The Adventures of Monsieur de Mailly: from the author of A Voyage to Arcturus
    The Adventures of Monsieur de Mailly: from the author of A Voyage to Arcturus
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    The Adventures of Monsieur de Mailly: from the author of A Voyage to Arcturus

    By David Lindsay

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    France, 1700 — an age of wit and sophistication, frippery and flattery, reputation and ridicule; an age of politics, romance, intrigue and the sword.

    Gaston de Mailly, ex-solider and down-at-heel gentleman, is living in a Paris that has little use for his skill with a blade. Fortunately, his wit is equally sharp. Allying himself to t

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    PublisherBookship
    Release dateOct 4, 2017
    ISBN9780993423987
    The Adventures of Monsieur de Mailly: from the author of A Voyage to Arcturus
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    David Lindsay

    David Lindsay was a researcher and teacher in animal biology and behaviour at The University of Western Australia for 33 years. He initiated formal studies in writing for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Now retired from active research, he teaches scientific writing to scientists all over the world.

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