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The English Dane by Sarah Bakewell
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The English Dane

by Sarah Bakewell

The English Dane by Sarah Bakewell explores the extraordinary life of Jørgen Jørgensen (1780-1841), the son of a Danish clockmaker whose up-and-down life included stints as a British prisoner of war as well as King of Iceland.

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