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Taking The Bastile by Alexander Dumas (1802 - 1870).

Pitou lost his mother when he was small. He was raised by a stern aunt who did not really love him. He starts knowing the world by going to service. How can this man, Pitou the Peasant (as the subtitle of the novel suggests) go on to influence the whole state? How can he go on and take a part in the French revolution? Can his motivation, coming from what he did not have, be enough? This is a less known work by the author of "The Count Of Monte Christo", "The Three Musketeers", "The Man With The Iron Mask", and "Twenty Years After". ( Stav Nisser)
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Last edited by miss stav on June 9th, 2019, 7:41 am, edited 1 time in total.
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I am glad to see you here. Welcome aboard.
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Post by alg1001 »

Hi Stav,
I will set this up for you. Over to Readers Wanted.
Cheers,
Amy
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miss stav
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Hi Amy, lovely to see you here. Thanks a lot for setting this up, Stav.
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Post by ej400 »

Ahhh, didn't get the welcome message from Stav because I wasn't subscribed to the topic :shock: <shocked>

Thanks for the welcome Stav, glad to be here :D <smile>
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Post by elsieselwyn »

Can I have sections 1-3?
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Sure. Have a lot of fun. Glad to sse you here.
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Post by alg1001 »

Hi Stav,
Please enter the word counts. If any are too long for one section, it is best to find out now. If you need any help, let me know.
Cheers,
Amy
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Hi Amy,
I entered the page numbers. They were easyer to find and not less effective. I wrote in the first post that each page is about two minutes of final recording.
Stav.
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Post by RussellEric »

If you're accepting assignments I will claim 26 CHAPTER XXVI. BILLET'S SORROW.
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Welcome aboard. 26 is all yours. Have fun.
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Elsie :9:
Like Sweden and coming of age stories? Read for Pelle the Conqueror
Like travelogues and Anthony Trollope? Read for The West Indies and the Spanish Main
Shadowland: October, 1919
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Thanks a lot.
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Elsie :9:
Like Sweden and coming of age stories? Read for Pelle the Conqueror
Like travelogues and Anthony Trollope? Read for The West Indies and the Spanish Main
Shadowland: October, 1919
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