Note 247c — VIII. LORD ACTON’S LIST OF THE HUNDRED BEST BOOKS
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Le Play, Pierre Guillaume Frédéric (1806-1882). Born at Honfleur. He directed the organization of the Paris International Exhibitions of 1855 and 1867. He wrote many books. His La réforme sociale en France déduite de l’observation comparée des peuples Européens was published in two volumes in 1864.