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Dr Guillotine: The Eccentric Exploits of an Early Scientist

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Explores the French Revolution from the points of view of Joseph Ignace Guillotin, inventor of the machine; Charlotte Corday, an idealist eager to help the cause of the revolutionaries; and Jean-Paul Marat, an impotent yet power-hungry autocrat

182 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1993

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December 24, 2023
no sé hasta que punto estará basado en hechos reales pero la verdá que me ha gozado como libro. shout out a la guillotina por ser una maquinaria tan magna y fuck a la burguesía siempre.
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August 12, 2021
Una historia muy entretenida en medio de la revolución francesa, ayuda a contextualizar ese hecho histórico, la primera vez que lo leí me gustó mucho, pero siento que la narrativa ha quedado anticuada
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