Elegy

by Andrew Roberts

  The story starts here.

  First published in the UK in 2015 by Head of Zeus Ltd

  Copyright © Andrew Roberts 2015

  The moral right of Andrew Roberts to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.

  All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.

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  A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

  ISBN (Hardback) 9781784080013

  ISBN (eBook) 9781784080006

  Hardback designed by Ken Wilson|point918

  Maps by Ki229

  Author photograph © Nancy Ellison

  Cover photograph © Getty

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