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Book at Bedtime: The Ambassadors

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Henry James 's novel - his favourite among his own works - is abridged in ten parts by Alison Joseph and read by Stuart Milligan. Dispatched to Europe by a rich widow, Strether sets off to save her son from the clutches of a "wicked woman". 1: Strether arrives in Britain and enjoys the city of Chester, where he makes a new friend. Producer Gaynor Macfarlane

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Henry James
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Alison Joseph
Read By:
Stuart Milligan.
Producer:
Gaynor MacFarlane
Source: Radio Times

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