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The book won the 1990 yorkshire post best first work award and a scottish arts council spring book award. The return of the king is the third part of jrr tolkiens epic masterpiece the lord of the rings. Prizewinning and bestselling historian william dalrymples masterful retelling of britain. Return of a king by william dalyrmple is about the political intrigues in the afghanistan of early 19th century and the great game culminating in the first afghan war. In his work, dalrymple proves to be one from the rare breed of scholars who can weave history and storytelling in an immensely readable tale. William dalrymple fras frsl frgs frse born william hamiltondalrymple on 20 march 1965 is a scottish historian and writer, art historian and curator, as well as a broadcaster and critic. With refreshingly openminded curiosity, william dalrymple. William dalrymple ebooks epub and pdf format william dalrymple ebooks.
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