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The Mill on the Floss with Louis de Bernières

03.04.2021 - By Penguin Random House UKPlay

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George Eliot in Nuneaton. The novelist Louis de Bernières explores the landscape around Nuneaton in Warwickshire, the birthplace of Mary Ann Evans, or George Eliot. They discuss The Mill on the Floss, visiting the Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery and the Griff House Beefeater, which was Eliot's childhood home and the inspiration for Dorlcote Mill in the novel. They also meet Adam Weaver, land agent of the Arbury Estate, the same position held by Eliot’s father.   Penguin Classics edition of The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/60341/the-mill-on-the-floss/9780141439624.html Audiobook: https://books.apple.com/gb/audiobook/the-mill-on-the-floss/id1528313409?itsct=books_toolbox&itscg;=30200&ct;=audio-books_the_mill_on_the_floss&ls;=1 Ebook: https://books.apple.com/gb/book/the-mill-on-the-floss/id374227455?itsct=books_toolbox&itscg;=30200&ct;=books_the_mill_on_the_floss&ls;=1 

Louis de Bernières https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/1017789/louis-de-bernieres.html   Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery https://www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk/info/20038/museum_and_art_gallery/160/museum_and_art_gallery   Griff House Beefeater https://www.beefeater.co.uk/en-gb/locations/warwickshire/griff-house   The Arbury Estate https://arburyestate.co.uk/   George Eliot walking tour of Nuneaton http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/features/george-eliot/george-eliot-walking-tour.shtml Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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