Graham Robb
writer and biographer of Balzac, Victor Hugo and Rimbaud
1 episode
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Bohemianism
Melvyn Bragg discusses how a 19th century Parisian artistic philosophy re-emerged in the 20th century in the drawing rooms of Bloomsbury and Chelsea, as a lifestyle choice for a middle-class clique.
9 October 2003
Also featuring: Hermione Lee, Virginia Nicholson