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4. Financial Brink

Episode 4 of 10

Alex is furious when Old Hopeful’s financial recklessness leaves them on the brink of poverty again. Read by Rosalind Sydney.

Alex is furious when her father Old Hopeful leads the family to the brink of poverty again with his financial recklessness.

Delightful tale of a small community hovering between two eras.

Written by Jane and Mary Findlater - the sisters known as the 'Scottish Brontes'.

Originally published in 1908.

Abridged by Clara Glynn.

Read by Rosalind Sydney.

Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2020.

14 minutes

Last on

Fri 13 Sep 202403:30
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