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Radio 3,11 Mar 2025,14 mins

SeriesThe Little Secrets of Great Works

Howard’s End

The Essay

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In this series of The Essay, five leading cultural voices choose a great work of art and talk about a small, under-appreciated aspect of the piece that carries great meaning for them. In this edition, award-winning journalist and author of his debut novel, ‘Going Home’, Tom Lamont, lets us into the secret of why one sentence in EM Forster’s Howard's End stands out more to him than any of the others. Producer: Emma Betteridge

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