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    A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

    John Yorke takes a look at Mary Wollstonecraft鈥檚 A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.

  2. Orwell vs Kafka: The Man Who Disappeared

    John Yorke explores Franz Kafka's first novel, The Man Who Disappeared.

  3. Orwell vs. Kafka: The Trial

    John Yorke interrogates Franz Kafka's classic novel The Trial.

  4. The Raiders - Episode 2

    John Yorke explores The Raiders, a forgotten Scottish bestseller.

  5. The Raiders - Episode 1

    John Yorke explores The Raiders, a forgotten Scottish bestseller.

  6. The Man Who Fell to Earth

    John Yorke explores Walter Tevis鈥檚 1963 novel The Man Who Fell to Earth.

  7. My Mother Said I Never Should

    John Yorke looks at Charlotte Keatley鈥檚 1987 play My Mother Said I Never Should.

  8. The Shell Seekers

    John Yorke explores Rosamunde Pilcher鈥檚 1987 global bestseller, The Shell Seekers.

  9. The Sportswriter

    John Yorke looks at The Sportswriter by Richard Ford.

  10. Heart of Darkness

    John Yorke explores Conrad鈥檚 controversial and deeply enigmatic novella Heart of Darkness.

  11. & Other Stories: Daphne du Maurier - Episode 2

    John Yorke explores two more of Daphne du Maurier鈥檚 short stories.

  12. & Other Stories: Daphne du Maurier - Episode 1

    John Yorke explores a ground-breaking short story 鈥� Don鈥檛 Look Now by Daphne du Maurier.

  13. Cane

    John Yorke looks at Jean Toomer鈥檚 Cane about African American life in 1920s America.

  14. Siddhartha

    John Yorke explores the book that embodies the soul of the counterculture 鈥� Siddhartha.

  15. Tam O'Shanter

    John Yorke explores Robert Burns鈥檚 only long form narrative poem, Tam O鈥橲hanter.

  16. Our Man in Havana - Episode 2

    John Yorke looks into the dark comedy classic, Our Man in Havana.

  17. Our Man in Havana - Episode 1

    John Yorke looks at Graham Greene鈥檚 classic dark comedy, Our Man in Havana.

  18. The Greatest Gift

    John Yorke takes a look at Philip Van Doren Stern鈥檚 short story, The Greatest Gift.

  19. Comet in Moominland

    John Yorke takes a look at Tove Jansson's 1946 novel Comet in Moominland.

  20. A Grain of Wheat

    John Yorke looks at A Grain of Wheat, Ng农g末 wa Thiong鈥檕鈥檚 groundbreaking Kenyan novel.

  21. Kiss of the Spider Woman

    John Yorke explores the classic of modern Argentinian literature, Kiss of the Spiderwoman.

  22. A Many-Splendoured Thing - Episode 2

    John Yorke delves into Han Suyin鈥檚 fascinating love story A Many-Splendoured Thing.

  23. A Many-Splendoured Thing - Episode 1

    John Yorke delves into Han Suyin鈥檚 fascinating love story A Many-Splendoured Thing.

  24. The Manxman

    John Yorke looks at The Manxman by Sir Thomas Hall Caine.

  25. The Betrothed - Episode 2

    John Yorke explores the Italian 19th century classic novel The Betrothed.

  26. The Betrothed - Episode 1

    John Yorke explores the Italian 19th century classic novel The Betrothed.

  27. She Who Was No More

    John Yorke looks at 1952鈥檚 She Who Was No More by French duo Boileau-Narcejac.

  28. The Mahabharata - Episode 2

    John Yorke looks at the Hindu story that is one of the world鈥檚 greatest epics.

  29. The Mahabharata - Episode 1

    John Yorke looks at the Hindu story that is one of the world鈥檚 greatest epics.

  30. Lark Rise to Candleford - Episode 2

    John Yorke explores Flora Thompson鈥檚 much-loved book Lark Rise to Candleford.

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