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In 14 original essays, The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book reveals the history of books in all their various forms, from the ancient world to the digital present.
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... four epic songs about a Viking hero and his love , based on one of the mythical - heroic sagas from Iceland . ... eighth century on the north bank of And as a bloody shadow sank his Viking's life the river ( among the trees ) .
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