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The Viennese Charades

Philip Manse! RITES OF PEACE: THE FALL OF NAPOLEON AND THE CONGRESS OF VIENNA by Adam Zamoyski HarperPress, £25, pp. 634, ISBN 9780674024588 © £20 (plus £2.45 p&p) 0870 429 6655......

Risen From The Ashes

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