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Historical Mysteries

by Andrew Lang · 1904

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Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 - 20 July 1912) was a Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and Historian. Lang's writings on Scottish history are characterized by a scholarly care for detail, a piquant literary style, and a gift for disentangling complicated questions.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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British mysteryBritish mysteryMore like thisLess of thisdetectivedetectiveMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thismysterymysteryMore like thisLess of this
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EnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 248 pages

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