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Not even Maugham's name can bridge the gap between what his readers expect from him and what he gives them in this pedestrian novel about Machiavelli and "the Duke", Caesar Borgia. I found it incredibly dull- the affectation of parallels indicated by the title apply only to basic human values,... read more
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- Somerset Maugham (Author)
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