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Book at Bedtime: John Galt - Annals of the Parish

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John Galt - Annals of the Parish

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Balwhidder remembers how news of trouble in the Americas reached Dalmailing in 1769.

Balwhidder continues his account, remembering how news of trouble in the Americas trickled through to the sleepy town of Dalmailing in 1769. Read by Paul Young.

John Galt's 1821 masterpiece of small-town Scottish life. Reverend Micah Balwhidder continues his account of his fifty year ministry in a rural parish.

Settled in his study at the end of his career, Balwhidder remembers how news of trouble in the Americas trickled through to the sleepy town of Dalmailing in 1769.

Abridged by Rosemary Goring and read by Paul Young.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie.

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John Galt's masterpiece of small-town Scottish life, written in 1821

John Galt's masterpiece of small-town Scottish life, written in 1821. Reverend Micah Balwhidder pens an account of his 50-year ministry in the parish of Dalmailing. Read by Paul Young

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