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Book at BedtimeSentimental Education
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Alex Jennings begins reading from Flaubert's novel, set amid the turbulence and glamour of mid-nineteenth century Parisian high society.

Young law student Frederic Moreau meets Mme Arnoux for the first time.

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Mon 6 Oct 200822:45
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