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Book at BedtimeBurning Bright
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Tracy Chevalier's novel, abridged in 10 parts by Jane Greenwood, is set in London in 1792.

1/10. The Kellaway family, having arrived from Dorset to make a new life in Lambeth, find themselves living next door to the unconventional poet William Blake.

Read by Jenny Coverack.

15 minutes

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Tue 6 Jun 201702:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Mon 26 Nov 200722:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 5 Jun 201714:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 6 Jun 201702:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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