L.E.L. by Lucasta Miller (Omnibus)

London society of the 1820s was intrigued by the emergence of a poet signing herself off as L.E.L.

In real life, this was the work of Letitia Elizabeth Landon, who courted success, notoriety and ultimately a dramatic and sad end, in a distant part of the world.

Omnibus of five parts abridged by Katrin Williams

Read by Helena Bonham Carter

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2019.