The History and Remarkable Life of the Truly Honourable Colonel Jacque
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The History and Remarkable Life of the Truly Honourable Colonel Jacque, Commonly Called Colonel Jack by Daniel Defoe. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #52603.
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- History
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- Remarkable
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- Truly
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- Honourable
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