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Precious bane

Title
Precious bane
Genre
Fiction; Serial
TX Date
Unknown
Year of production
1985
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Duration
00:32:54
Description
Reading from Precious Bane, a novel by Mary Webb, set in Shropshire at the time of the Battle of Waterloo, about a girl with a hare- lip. In 19 parts. In this episode Book 3, Chapter 1 to Book 3, Chapter 2. Narrator is not identified.
Further information
See: http://www3.shropshire-cc.gov.uk/etexts/E000112.htm.
Contributors
Mary Webb
Keywords
Books; Fiction; Rural areas; Country life; Radio book readings; Shropshire

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