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The Vast Usefulness of Reading

Episode 8 of 30

Michael Morpurgo explores education's expansion for boys in the 17th century, and when boyhood ended and manhood began.

15 minutes

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Thu 3 Jan 201902:15
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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