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By the middle of the nineteenth century, after more than 200 years of colonialism and slavery, Africa’s population had fallen to 95 million – just 9% of the world total – whereas other continents had experienced a large population increase over the same period.

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This was discovered by Francis Galton in the nineteenth century.

Although he’s best known for his short horror stories, Poe was actually one of the most versatile and experimental writers of the nineteenth century.

Written in the early nineteenth century, Austen's novels decode the sheltered lives of the upper classes in rural England.

However, even as released on DVD, the film is still one of the better depictions of bushranger life in nineteenth century Australia.

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