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Ellis Peterss historical detail is very accurate and very minute,

Ellis Peterss historical detail is very accurate and very minute, and therefore is not only interesting to read but good for an actor to acquire a sense of the period. And the other thing I think is that an actor lives in the land of imagination. – Derek Jacobi

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