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Passionate Friends

on BBC Radio 3

An account of three friendships in the later life of the novelist Henry James
Three men won the affection of Henry James , and while his passion for all three was in the strictest sense platonic, it involved all his romantic energy. His correspondence with them reveals a great deal about his personal style as man and writer.
Written and narrated by DEREK PARKER with Carleton Hobbs as Henry James Gary Watson as Hugh Walpole Sheila Grant as Miss Woolson Producer IAN COTTERELL
followed by an interlude

Contributors

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Henry James
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Henry James
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Derek Parker
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Carleton Hobbs
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Henry James
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Gary Watson
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Hugh Walpole
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Sheila Grant
Producer:
Ian Cotterell

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