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- Season 1 overviewSep 2-Nov 2, 20146 episodesSeason 1 episodes1. Great Expectations Sep 2, 2014
- Tony Jordan brings his writer's insight to Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations."
- 2. Shakespeare's First Folio Sep 9, 2014
- Actor Simon Russell Beale examines what can be learned from Shakespeare's "First Folio."
- 3. Mrs Dalloway Sep 16, 2014
- Author Alexandra Harris shows how Virginia Woolf's "Mrs. Dalloway" completely re-imagined a novel.
- 4. The Mabinogion Sep 23, 2014
- Singer-songwriter Cerys Matthews tells the story of the Mabinogion, a medieval literary treasure.
- 5. Jane Eyre Sep 30, 2014
- Bidisha reassesses one of literature's most memorable heroines.
- 6. Frankenstein Nov 2, 2014
- Professor Alice Roberts finds evidence Mary Shelley's husband helped her with "Frankenstein."
Sep 2, 2014 · The Secret Life of Books: With Samantha Bond, Cerys Matthews, Alice Roberts, Fiona Shaw. Great Expectations, Jane Eyre, and Great Expectations are just a few of the classic works of fiction that we all know and love. But how well do we really know them?
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The Secret Life of Children's Books. Series exploring two classics of children's literature.
The Secret Life of Books. Novelist Bidisha Mamata first read Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre when she was a teenager and was captivated by Jane's liberating journey into adulthood. But upon revisiting the book, Bidisha challenges the romanticism of Brontë's classic novel.
Sep 30, 2014 · Series uncovering the story behind the creation of six classic books. Journalist Bidisha revisits Charlotte Bronte's classic novel after first reading it as a teenager. Show more.
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Season 1 – The Secret Life of Books. Examining original texts, manuscripts, letters and diaries to find the story behind classic books.
The Secret Life of Books. Top-rated. Fri, Oct 3, 2014. S1.E5. Jane Eyre. Novelist Bidisha Mamata first read Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre when she was a teenager and was captivated by Jane's liberating journey into adulthood. But upon revisiting the book, Bidisha challenges the romanticism of Brontë's classic novel. 8.4/10. Rate. Top-rated.
The Secret Life of Books. Classic books are considered with a fresh eye. Returning to the authors' original manuscripts and letters, expert writers and performers bring their personal...