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9: "How delightful to see you!"

Episode 9 of 10

Virginia Woolf's classic novel, set over one day in 1923, read by Sian Thomas. Today: Clarissa Dalloway's party has begin, and it is rumoured that the prime minister is coming.

To celebrate Radio 4's Modernism series, Sian Thomas reads Virginia Woolf's most celebrated novel, set over one day in London in1923.

Clarissa Dalloway's party has finally begun, and, as the guests gather, it is rumoured that the Prime Minister is coming....

Reader: Sian Thomas
Author: Virginia Woolf
Abridger: Katrin Williams
Producer: Justine Willett

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14 minutes

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Thu 3 Feb 202222:45
BBC Radio 4

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