In Jane Austen's Footsteps with Gyles Brandreth

In Jane Austen's Footsteps with Gyles Brandreth

In Jane Austen's Footsteps with Gyles Brandreth

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In Jane Austen's Footsteps with Gyles Brandreth

2021

0h 45m

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Overview

Broadcaster Gyles Brandreth travels to the West Yorkshire moors, known as "Bronte Country". It is an area that shaped the Bronte sisters, and they have, in turn, helped shape it. He explores some of the influences on their writing.

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Gyles Brandreth

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