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The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1152 pages and is available in paperback format. Educated locally, and at the universities of cambridge, and stanford, california, he worked in political research, bookselling and publishing. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The reigning master of grand historical fiction returns with the stirring conclusion to his bestselling dublin saga. Edward rutherfurd is a pen name for francis edward wintle born in salisbury, england. Rutherfurd is the history teacher you wished you had in high school. The princes of ireland paperback mar 1 2005 by edward rutherfurd author 4. From the bestselling author of london and sarum, a magnificent epic about love and battle, family life and political intrigue in ireland over the course of eleven centuries.
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