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jennysaisquois's review against another edition
4.0
Really interesting musing on the love of ruined palaces, castles, religious buildings, and more from ancient times to the mid-20th century. Given how much Macaulay quotes from original sources, be prepared to translate some French, Italian, German, Latin, and Greek to get the full sense of her writing. You'll also want to be prepared for some casual racism in the sections about ruins in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
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