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Writers from King's Lynn

King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is 36 miles (58 km) north-east of Peterborough, 44 miles (71 km) north-north-east of Cambridge and 44 miles (71 km) west of Norwich.

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Fanny Burney

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of the 18th-century writer Fanny Burney, also known as Frances D'Arblay and Frances Burney, best known for her novel Evelina.

23 April 2015

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Featuring: Nicole Pohl, Judith Hawley, John Mullan

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Culture 19th-century English women writers English essayists English women novelists English satirists Streathamites 19th-century English novelists Writers from King's Lynn Conversationalists British women essayists English women dramatists and playwrights Writers from London 18th-century English diarists 19th-century English dramatists and playwrights English women poets 18th-century English women writers English pamphleteers 18th-century English novelists 18th century 19th century
Margery Kempe and English Mysticism

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Margery Kempe (1373-1438), the English mystic who went to Jerusalem and dictated her life story, said to be the first autobiography in English.

2 June 2016

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Featuring: Miri Rubin, Katherine Lewis, Anthony Bale

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History Anglican saints 15th-century English writers English women non-fiction writers Writers from King's Lynn Roman Catholic mystics 14th-century Christian mystics, 14th-century English women writers, 15th-century English women writers, 15th-century deaths, English Catholic mystics, Middle English literature Pre-Reformation Anglican saints English Roman Catholics Women religious writers English autobiographers Women mystics Female saints of medieval England English religious writers 14th century 15th century