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Radio 4 Extra,13 Dec 1967,60 mins

Snow on the Roses by Eric Ewens

Available for 22 days

Born on January 1 1768, novelist and playwright Maria Edgeworth led a life dedicated to art, and supporting her father, the social reformer Richard Lovell Edgeworth. Starring Edith Evans as Maria Edgeworth. A dramatic monologue based on Miss Edgeworth's letters, written by Eric Ewens. Maria Edgeworth ... Edith Evans Mrs Edgeworth ... Eithne Dunne Producer: Christopher Holme First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in January 1967.

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