by THOMAS MANN translated by H. LOWE-PORTER abridged a.nd read in eight Instalments by Gabriel Woolf 7: A House Divided
Middle age brings Senator Thomas Buddenbrook the feeling that whatever life has to offer she has already offered and he has already taken. There will be no new achievements. For the future there is still his work, his child, his marriage. But are they enough? And are they secure? Producer JOHN CARDY