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Bill Nye's Comic History of England (Classic Reprint)
Bill Nye's Comic History of England - Classic Reprint Author:Bill Nye Mr. Nye, who would have introduced his volume with a characteristically appropriate and humorous foreword in perfect harmony with the succeeding narrative. We need only say that this work is in the authors best vein, and will prove not only amusing, but instructive as well; for the events, successions, dates, etc., are correct, and the trend of ... more »actual facts is adhered to. Of course, these facts are embellished, as Mr. Nye would say, by his fancy, and the leading historical characters are made to play in fantastic roles. Underneath all, however, a shrewd knowledge of human nature is betrayed, which unmasks motives and reveals the true inwardness of men and events with a humorous fidelity. The unfortunate illness to which Mr. Nye finally succumbed prevented the completion of his history beyond the marriage of Henry VIII. to A nne Boleyn.
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