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    Rumours of War
    Rumours of War
    Rumours of War
    Audiobook14 hours

    Rumours of War

    Written by Allan Mallinson

    Narrated by Errick Graham

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    About this audiobook

    1826: Napoleon Bonaparte is dead, the Congress of Vienna's work is done, and there is peace in Europe. However, in Portugal there is the scent of civil war in the air following the death of KingJohn VI.
    Newly returned from India, Matthew Hervey joins a party of officers sent to make an assessment and lend support to the Portuguese queen. His place on the expedition is secured with the help and influence of his new friend, Lady Katherine Greville. But the Peninsula is a place redolent with memories...
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateNov 9, 2017
    ISBN9781510094864
    Rumours of War

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