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Emmanuel Burden, merchant, of Thames St., in the city of London, exporter of hardware

by Hilaire Belloc

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1904 ... CHAPTER II IT is never possible to assign to any one cause a great catastrophe. It is even difficult to pick out the strongest of the many threads which go to weave a destiny. It is, perhaps, because I knew him so well and was so shocked by his recent death, that I find this difficulty peculiarly apparent in the case of Mr Burden. It is necessary, however, to make a beginning, and I would beg my r...

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