[Shah Jahan: The Rise and Fall of the Mughal Emperor] (By: Fergus Nicholl) [published: June, 2009]

NICOLL, Fergus

Haus Publishing

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[Shah Jahan: The Rise and Fall of the Mughal Emperor] (By: Fergus Nicholl) [published: June, 2009]

A Traveller's History of Paris

Beethoven (Life&Times)

Kafka (Life and Times)

Kafka (Life and Times)

Beethoven (Life&Times)

Verdi (Life&Times)

Verdi (Life&Times)

Churchill (Life&Times)

Churchill (Life & Times)