He was a keen student of the history of different countries and had begun but could not complete a historical work in Bengali.

他如饥似渴地学习不同国家的历史，但没能用孟加拉语完成他已经着手的一部历史作品。

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Its language is terse and lively, and easy to understand. Records of the Historian is not only a valuable historical work, but also an outstanding work of literature.

其文字简洁通俗，生动传神，既是一部有价值的史学著作，也是一部杰出的文学著作。

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An important aspect of Zhao Yi's historical work is criticism of historical figures.

历史人物评价是乾嘉时代史家赵翼历史评论的重要内容。

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The interesting historical detective work, and some neat demolition of myths and conspiracy theories, bring Mr Fitzgibbons half-way through a short book.

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There is a wealth of figures, charts and historical references in the work, but what is most intriguing is the authors' emphasis on coffee's role in attracting and fomenting unrest.

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By coincidence, photo retailer Photojojo featured a pointer on its Twitter feed today to the pop culture blog Accidental Mysteries, and a lovely spread on Camera Comics, a 1940s comic-book series glamorizing the work of historical photographers like Matthew Brady and fictional heroes like Jim Lane Insurance Investigator!

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