Faulks on Fiction (2011)
Best-selling author Sebastian Faulks presents a major four part series on the brilliance of the British novel and its characters.
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Episodes
- 1 1. The Hero2011-02-05 · 1h 0mIn this episode, Faulks looks at how the hero in literature and ideas of heroism have evolved over the last 300 years, from Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe to Martin Amis's John Sel
- 2 2. The Lover2011-02-12 · 1h 0mIn episode two of Sebastian Faulks's series on the English novel, he looks at how literary lovers have taught us the truth about love, from Jane Austen's Mr Darcy to Alan Hollinghu
- 3 3. The Snob2011-02-19 · 1h 0mSebastian Faulks looks at how novelists from Jane Austen to Monica Ali have used snobs as their secret weapon. With contributions from Tim Lott, Alain de Botton, John Carey and
- 4 4. The Villain2011-02-26 · 1h 0mSebastian looks at how the characterization of the villain has grown in British novels over the past 3 centuries, from Lovelace in Samuel Richardson's Clarissa to Barbara in Zoe He
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