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John Doran

About the Author

John Doran (1807–1878) was an English author who wrote a number of history titles, including works that feature curious and offbeat information about their subjects. The editor of Horace Walpole’s Journal of the Reign of George III, among his published works are Knights and Their Days and A History of Court Fools.