Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Francis O'Gorman

Professor of Victorian Literature at the University of Leeds

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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

  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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    Also featuring: Dinah Birch, 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