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“Reade was an emancipating writer because he seemed to speak as man to man to resolve history into an intelligible pattern in which there was no need for miracles. Even if he was wrong, he was grown-up.”

Quote by William Winwood Reade

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William Winwood Reade

William Winwood Reade was an English historian, born in 1838 and died in 1875. He is known for his profound insights into social issues and his research on historical figures. more

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