Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Novels set in the 1820s

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  1. Eugene Onegin

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), often described as his masterpiece, which tells the tragic story of Onegin, Lensky and Tatyana.

    22 June 2017

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    Featuring: Andrew Kahn, Emily Finer, Simon Dixon

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    CultureNovels first published in serial formNovels adapted into balletsMale characters in literatureNovels set in the 1820sSonnet studiesVerse novelsRussian novels adapted into films, Novels set in Saint Petersburg

  2. Middlemarch

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss George Eliot's Study of Provincial Life, set before the Reform Act 1832 in a small, fictional town in the Midlands surrounded by farmland.

    18 April 2018

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    Featuring: Rosemary Ashton, Kathryn Hughes, John Bowen

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    CultureBritish novels adapted into television showsNovels first published in serial formVictorian novelsEnglish novelsNovels set in the 1820sNovels set in EnglandNovels by George EliotRealist novels

  3. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Anne Bronte's story of the mysterious Helen Graham who seeks a new independent life as an artist after escaping her abusive, alcoholic husband.

    30 September 2021

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    Featuring: Alexandra Lewis, Marianne Thormählen, John Bowen

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    CultureBritish novels adapted into filmsBritish novels adapted into television showsBritish novels adapted into playsNovels adapted into operasVictorian novelsWorks published under a pseudonymNovels about adulteryEpistolary novelsNovels set in the 1820sNovels set in Yorkshire