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From: rew@cbosgd.UUCP (Bob Warren)
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Subject: Re: A DISTANT MIRROR, by Barbara Tuchman
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Date: Thu, 23-Feb-84 13:34:27 EST
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I must add a negative note on A DISTANT MIRROR.  Although I have
enjoyed a number of Tuchman's other books, I found this one tedious.
A major part of the book is spent listing things:  after the third
English invasion of France for which Tuchman listed all the stuff
they brought over with them I gave up and returned the book to
the library.  There were parts of the book that were interesting --
the battle descriptions were fair, as was the treatment of the
plague and some of the religious persecution of the time.

For a more enjoyable account of 14th century life, try THE ONE ROSE
by Umberto Eco.

Bob Warren
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