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Novels about rape

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  1. Tess of the d'Urbervilles

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, which challenged Victorian morality and made Hardy's fortune when published in the 1890s.

    5 May 2016

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    Featuring: Dinah Birch, Francis O'Gorman, Jane Thomas

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    CultureBritish novels adapted into filmsBritish novels adapted into television showsBritish novels adapted into playsNovels adapted into operasCensored booksNovels first published in serial formVictorian novelsFemale characters in literatureNovels about rape

  2. Voltaire's Candide

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Voltaire's satirical novel Candide, first published in 1759.

    3 May 2012

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    Featuring: David Wootton, Nicholas Cronk, Caroline Warman

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    CultureCensored booksPicaresque novelsMale characters in literatureFrench novels adapted into filmsNovels set in EnglandFrench philosophical novelsNovels set in GermanyNovels about rape1759 novelsAnti-Catholic publicationsAnti-Catholicism in FranceFrench novels adapted into operas