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In this imaginative exploration, John Buchan imagines Lincoln’s lineage as a line of illustrious ancestors: from a northern chieftain’s son, a Norman knight, to a French emissary, a demoiselle of Jeanne d'Arc, and more. The narrative suggests that these forebears’ blood made Lincoln the "last of the kings".
First publish date: 1921
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: John Buchan
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