Historical French Biographies

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Authors

Authors with:

10 authors with more than one book:

  • 9 - Hourly History
  • 3 - Alison Weir
  • 2 - Christopher Hitchens
  • 2 - Sudhir Hazareesingh
  • 2 - Regine Pernoud
  • 2 - Jacques Lusseyran
  • 2 - Alexander Kennedy
  • 2 - Olivier Bernier
  • 2 - Antonia Fraser
  • 2 - Helen Castor

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Popular Words

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Series in the chart

  • Biographies of French Royalty (Book 2, Book 4, Book 1)
  • Biographies of Women in History (Book 9)
  • Military Biographies (Book 1)
  • The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series (Book 12)

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