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Peter berresford ellis books list of books by author peter. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. His researches revealed the details of mundys extraordinary career before he arrived in the usa and became a citizen under his assumed name. Peter berresford ellis was the first to discover talbot mundys real name of william lancaster gribbon while researching at rugby school. Classic study of the ancient inhabitants of the british isles. This book is an excellent, if academic starting point for the layperson, historian, academic, or practicing pagan. The mammoth book of celtic myths and legends by peter.
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