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Another book Of Jurgen T's I have come across is
"PROOF OF POISON".
Poison was the perfect way of committing murder
until science had made advances in
the study of anatomy,
for so long an outlawed area of investigation and study,
and the effects on the bo ...more "
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This is such an interesting title,so you only get as far as the cover and ALREADY
you have been seized by the ...throat !!?
What lies behind this choice?
Well, getting even darker, or just 'curioser and curioser',
it is the Husband, Thomas Carlyle HIMSEL ...more "
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""It was very good of God to let Carlyle and Mrs.Carlyle marry one
another,and so make only two people miserable and not four." -Samuel Butler" — Apr 22, 2017 08:11PM
""It was very good of God to let Carlyle and Mrs.Carlyle marry one
another,and so make only two people miserable and not four." -Samuel Butler" — Apr 22, 2017 08:11PM
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"I already have !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" — Sep 13, 2019 02:30PM
"I already have !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" — Sep 13, 2019 02:30PM
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The Year of Reading Proust
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