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Title: Read it before
Review: I've been enjoying listening to the unabridged book on tape of "A World Lit Only by Fire". Desiring to know more about the era, I turned to my copy of Will Durand's (Durant?) tome on the history of civilization. Surprisingly, in his volume "The Reformation" I found myself reading almost the exact phrasing found in Manchester's book, same information, same anecdote's. While Manchester does frequently cite Durand, I don't think the citations cover the extent to which Manchester esentially imported Durand into his work. If this were Manchester's solo work, I'd give it five stars..as it is, I don't know how to rate it.
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