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King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild
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February 13, 2016 – Shelved as: to-read
February 13, 2016 – Shelved
February 13, 2016 – Shelved as: 2016-books-to-be-read

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message 1: by Valerie (new)
Jul 28, 2016 11:40PM

Valerie I wondered when I read Villette whether the Belgian king described therein was this King Leopold. I looked it up; and it turns out it was his father; Leopold I


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Jul 31, 2016 03:35AM

Lynne King Thanks for checking up on that Valerie!


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