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* Letters to Princess Mathilda

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A selection of Gustave Flaubert 's letters translated by JOANNA RICHARDSON In 1870 the Prussians attacked France. The occupation and eventual declaration of the Republic had a particularly marked effect on Gustave Flaubert. In a series of letters to the young Princess Mathilde he describes his sense of outrage and impotence and laments the passing of the Empire. Read by Hugh Dickson Producer PETER KAVANAGH

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Gustave Flaubert
Translated By:
Joanna Richardson
Unknown:
Gustave Flaubert.
Read By:
Hugh Dickson
Producer:
Peter Kavanagh
Source: Radio Times

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