Friday, 21 March 2025

New Book - Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (Pages 1 - 83)


 First Published: 1817

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The Painted Girls - Facts


 This is a novel based on the life of the van Goethem sisters, who were dancers at the Opera of Paris in 1878. The Paris Opera Ballet  is a French ballet company that is an integral part of the Paris Opera. It is the oldest national ballet company, and many European and international ballet companies can trace their origins to it. 

The Painted Girls 3 - The End (Pages 171 - end)


 RATING: GOOD BUT TOO LONG

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Saturday, 1 March 2025

New Book - The 7th Canon by Robert Dugoni (Pages 1 - 48)


 First Published: 2016

It is December 1987, and Father Thomas Martin run a shelter for destitute boys. 

Bailén - Facts

 

The events in this book are about the Spanish victory in the Battle of Bailén. The Battle of Bailén was fought in 1808 between the Spanish Army of Andalusia, led by General Francisco Javier Castaños and the Imperial French Army's II corps d'observation de la Gironde under General Pierre Dupont de l'Étang. This battle was the first open-field defeat of a Napoleonic army. The heaviest fighting took place near Bailén.

Bailén 3 - The End (Pages 103 - end)


 RATING: GOOD

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