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'Artamne ou le Grand Cyrus' (English: ') is a novel sequence, originally published in ten volumes in the 17th century. The title pages credit the work to French writer Georges de Scudry, but it is usually attributed to his sister and fellow writer Madeleine. At 1,954,300 words,Word count of the [https://artflsrv03.uchicago.edu/philologic4/cyrus/navigate/1/table-of-contents/ online edition] using
wc -w it is considered one of the longest novels ever published.
"Scuderys major classical references and source-material comes from Herodotus 'Histories' and Xenophon's 'Cyropaedia'. Other sources include Plutarch, Justin, Polyaenus, Pliny, Ovid, Strabon, and the Bible."[http://arabellasromances.weebly.com/artamenes.html Arabellaa Romances] However, it is a roman clef about contemporary personages.
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