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Episode 15

Episode 15 of 15

Alex Jennings reads from Flaubert's novel, set amid the turbulence and glamour of mid-nineteenth century Parisian high society.

Frederic sees his amorous ambitions fall apart, but there is one more significant meeting to come.

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Fri 24 Oct 200822:45

BBC Radio 4

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