Reviews round-up
Augustus the Strong
by Tim Blanning
2 of 2 critics positive
4 reviews: 1 rave, 1 positive; 2 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Rave
Read the review ↗“Tim Blanning’s brilliant biography”
Is this history’s most misunderstood king?
Positive
Read the review ↗“brought to life in a vivacious new biography”
Augustus the Strong by Tim Blanning review – the king of bling
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗From Lauren Elkin to Elizabeth Strout: new books reviewed in short
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