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Episode 4

Episode 4 of 10

Fresh from England, Rochester weds Creole heiress Antoinette and takes her to Dominica. Read by Adam Godley.

Rochester, newly arrived from England, marries Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway and they escape to an estate in Dominica.

Jean Rhys's most famous novel tracing the early life of the first Mrs Rochester from Jane Eyre.

Read by Adjoa Andoh.

Abridged by Margaret Busby

Producer: Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.

15 minutes

Last on

Fri 6 Sep 201902:00
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