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  1. AC Grayling

    5/5Philosopher AC Grayling reads an essay on the life and work of Michel de Montaigne.

  2. Sarah Bakewell

    4/5Montaigne biographer Sarah Bakewell on the writer's cat, scepticism and animal souls.

  3. Jonathan Bate

    3/5Shakespeare scholar Jonathan Bate on the relationship between Montaigne and the Bard.

  4. Theodore Zeldin

    2/5Philosopher Theodore Zeldin considers to what extent Montaigne's outlook holds true today.

  5. Alain de Botton

    1/5Alain de Botton reads an essay on the life and work of scholar Michel de Montaigne.