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    Truman Capote: In Cold Blood

    How a murder in Kansas prompted Truman Capote to write In Cold Blood.

    Les Miserables

    The story behind the writing of Victor Hugo's book is one of adultery, intrigue and exile.

    Literary Pursuits - RL Stevenson's Jekyll and Hyde

    Sarah Dillon finds out the story behind the writing of RL Stevenson's Jekyll and Hyde.

    Literary Pursuits: EM Forster's Maurice

    Exploring the long journey to publication of EM Forster's gay love story, Maurice.

    James Joyce's Dubliners

    4/8Sarah Dillon recounts James Joyce's epic struggle to publish his first book, Dubliners.

    Jane Austen's Persuasion

    3/8Sarah Dillon discovers how Jane Austen's last completed novel, Persuasion, was written.

    Jean Rhys: Wide Sargasso Sea

    Sarah Dillon explores the arduous composition of Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea.

    Charles Dickens: Great Expectations

    Sarah Dillon reveals a tale of money and passion behind Dickens's Great Expectations.