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Matthew is on page 787 of 1392 of War and Peace

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Matthew is on page 154 of 188 of Persuasion

There is a lot of indirect exposition through Mrs. Smith

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Matthew is 19% done with They Flew: A History of the Impossible

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Matthew is on page 756 of 1392 of War and Peace

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Matthew is on page 124 of 188 of Persuasion

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Matthew is on page 208 of 391 of By the Rivers of Babylon: A Novel

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Matthew is on page 708 of 1392 of War and Peace

Half-way!

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Matthew is on page 104 of 188 of Persuasion

More satirical than her other novels, I think.

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Matthew is on page 124 of 391 of By the Rivers of Babylon: A Novel

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Matthew is on page 668 of 1392 of War and Peace

Natasha really is foolish, but perhaps the ease with which we can be made fools is what Tolstoy is driving at.

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Matthew is on page 90 of 188 of Persuasion

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Matthew is on page 100 of 391 of By the Rivers of Babylon: A Novel

Jeremiah handled really well, imho. The verisimilitude of the coming war with the Babylonians is also done well.

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Matthew is on page 625 of 1392 of War and Peace

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Matthew is on page 577 of 1392 of War and Peace

A great portrait of Russian country life.

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Matthew is on page 68 of 188 of Persuasion

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Matthew is on page 61 of 188 of Persuasion

I had forgotten how much of the story takes place at Uppercross before removing to Bath.

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Matthew is on page 45 of 391 of By the Rivers of Babylon: A Novel

Sets the background well.

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Matthew is on page 522 of 1392 of War and Peace

Happy for Prince Andrey and Natasha

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Matthew is on page 495 of 1392 of War and Peace

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Matthew is on page 437 of 512 of Natural Law And Natural Rights (Clarendon Law) (Clarendon Law Series)

The postscript reveals how superficial my understanding of the first part of Finnis’ argument was.

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Natural Law And Natural Rights (Clarendon Law) (Clarendon Law Series)

Matthew is on page 44 of 188 of Persuasion

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Matthew is on page 37 of 188 of Persuasion

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Matthew is on page 414 of 512 of Natural Law And Natural Rights (Clarendon Law) (Clarendon Law Series)

Interesting and careful final chapter on God & Natural Law.

Finished the original book! Only 65 pages of postscript to go!

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Matthew is on page 458 of 1392 of War and Peace

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Matthew is on page 30 of 188 of Persuasion

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Matthew is on page 19 of 188 of Persuasion

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Matthew is on page 402 of 1392 of War and Peace

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Matthew is on page 11 of 188 of Persuasion

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Matthew is on page 373 of 512 of Natural Law And Natural Rights (Clarendon Law) (Clarendon Law Series)

Very clear and useful discussion of unjust laws and what Aquinas actually has to say about them.

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Matthew is on page 5 of 188 of Persuasion

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