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The official, personal website of Alexander Gordon Smith, author of The INVENTORS, ESCAPE FROM FURNACE, The FURY and The DEVIL'S ENGINE

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Zhang Yimou - Visionary of China's past

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House of Flying Daggers: A Reappraisal

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January 2026 Examinations

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Todorov's narrative theory

Parents Evening :: Year 10

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Learnit Physics: Formula Practice

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