The Tragic Diary of Europe's Last Court Dwarf @VoicesofthePast

Voices of the Past | The Tragic Diary of Europe's Last Court Dwarf @VoicesofthePast | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 15 minutes ago.
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Extracts taken from:
Boruwłaski, Joseph: Memoirs Of Count Boruwłaski: Containing A Sketch Of His Travels, With An Account Of His Reception At The Different Courts Of Europe, Andrews, Durham, 1820

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