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    <body><![CDATA[I cannot understand why more people do not read this book.  C.S. Lewis' brother was a top-notch historian and creative in the way he organized his story.  The only problem I had when reading <em>The Splendid Century<em> was that there were so many phrases in French, but that's a fault in my education, not t...</em></em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42828405">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is an incredible collection of essays. It almost defines the word &quot;eclectic&quot;. I developed a love for French History from this book and the others Warren Lewis wrote on the subject. If you want a &quot;good read&quot;, as the British say, read this.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The first chapter on Louis XIV was very interesting and well-written, but after that I kind of lost interest in the book.  Too broad.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love this portrait of Louis XIV's kingdom, although the chapter on Mme de Maintenon's school, St. Cyr, never fails to make me shake my head at what education for women used to be.]]></body>
    
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