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Penitent Impenitent by Naraht for highfantastical

Cambridge Spies, Cambridge Five RPF, 20th Century CE Political RPF
25 Nov 2010
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Veiled half-truths are the chosen habitat of the spy; Anthony Blunt's reticence was natural, and of far earlier date.
(Or, five things Anthony Blunt never said and one thing that he did say.)

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1,208

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1/1

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1

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14

Kudos:

15

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4

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Everyone in England worth saving by Naraht for highfantastical

Cambridge Spies, Cambridge Five RPF, 20th Century CE Political RPF, Classical Music RPF
13 Dec 2010
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In 1963 Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten are on their first concert tour of the USSR. Their visit to exiled spy Guy Burgess is not such a triumphant success.

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2,592

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1/1

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1

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30

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16

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5

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610
Forces de la nature by aworldinside for highfantastical

A Place of Greater Safety - Hilary Mantel
22 Dec 2011
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- Camille Desmoulins/Comte de Mirabeau
Summary

He was a force of nature - not unlike Camille himself - even if sometimes it was the nature of quite some different place altogether.

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1,012

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1/1

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1

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4

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3

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205
The Problem of Mirabeau. by Rabbit for highfantastical

A Place of Greater Safety - Hilary Mantel
23 Dec 2011
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Max requires inspiration in figuring out what to do about Mirabeau. Camille helps.

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703

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1/1

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1

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3

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9

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1

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199
And Villeins Ye Shall Remain by angevin2 for highfantastical

Richard II - Shakespeare, 14th Century CE RPF
7 Sep 2012
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Henry isn't coping very well with the aftermath of the Peasants' Revolt. Surprisingly, neither is Richard.

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1,653

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1/1

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1

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1

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Such Balsam Falls by speakmefair for highfantastical

Chronicles of Chrestomanci - Diana Wynne Jones
20 Dec 2012
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In which Mordecai tries very hard to find something to hate, is incredibly reckless with his own safety, and finds out it's not always a bad thing to be proved wrong.

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2,418

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1/1

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1

Comments:

5

Kudos:

21

Bookmarks:

3
The Unforgiving Minutes by El Staplador (elstaplador) for highfantastical

Rev. (TV)
4 Jan 2013
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Minutes of the meeting of Parochial Church Council, St-Saviour-in-the-Marshes, held at The Vicarage, 8pm, 31st October 2012 (uncorrected)

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1,038

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2

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8

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11

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87
All Soul's Day by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for highfantastical

Richard II - Shakespeare
13 Sep 2011
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Richard Bordeaux sits the All Souls Fellowship Exam. Chaos ensues.

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2,476

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