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Saint Brigid; Pepys; Barchester Towers; and Chs XX & XXI of Barnaby Rudge
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Hello and thank you so much for joining me this rainy Sunday. Itās February 1st, so we say farewell to January and celebrate the life of the Irish Saint, Brigid.Ā This episode is dedicated to every soul living in Minneapolis.Ā xxx
We continue with Barnaby Rudge and have still barely hinted at the key events that are to take place in this marvellous book by Charles Dickens.Ā Iām thinking that we may want to read Tess of the DāUrbevilles this year.Ā Iām also tugged by the novels of the BrontĆ« sisters.Ā What think you? Ā
Gretel le MaĆ®tre likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.Ā She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture.Ā Weāve reached over 80,000 downloads. Ā
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Previous guests includeĀ historian Tom Holland; Sir Richard Eyre; Actors Guy Henry and Enzo Cilenti; Art historian Philip Mould; Writer David Willem; Author Nicola Cornick; Composer Matthew Coleridge; Vicar Angela T...