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"Mandler is always clear and readable, and frequently entertaining, as he moves effortlessly from the eccentricities of dukes to the complexities of finance and legislation. He enjoys exploding myth or pretension....[O]ne is left with admiration for a complicated story brilliantly presented."Mandler, Peter is the author of 'Fall and Rise of the Stately Home' with ISBN 9780300078695 and ISBN 0300078692.
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