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When London Burned
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Title: When London Burned
Author: G. A. Henty
Release Date: April, 2005 [EBook #7831] [This file was first posted on May 20, 2003]
Edition: 10
Language: English
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WHEN LONDON BURNED
BY G. A. HENTY
PREFACE
We are accustomed to regard the Reign of Charles II. as one of the most inglorious periods of English History; but this was far from being the case. It is true that the extravagance and profligacy of the Court were carried to a point unknown before or since, forming,--by the indignation they excited among the people at large,--th