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Afternoon Reading: An Italian Bestiary

Afternoon Reading: An Italian Bestiary: Episode 5: Mules and the Motor Car

An Italian Bestiary

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Episode 5: Mules and the Motor Car

Mules and the Motor Car

BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Reading, An Italian Bestiary, Mules and the Motor Car

The mules lost their importance when the roads came, although they took a long time coming

The mules lost their importance when the roads came, although they took a long time coming.

Stories by Julia Blackburn about life and survival for the animals and people of Liguria in Northern Italy, where she has made her home. 

The mules lost their importance when the roads came, although they took a long time coming.

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Stories by Julia Blackburn about the animals and people of Liguria in Northern Italy

Stories by Julia Blackburn about life and survival for the animals and people of Liguria in Northern Italy, where she has made her home

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