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Book at Bedtime: George Eliot - The Lifted Veil

Book at Bedtime: George Eliot - The Lifted Veil: Episode 1

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The Lifted Veil

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George Eliot - The Lifted Veil

BBC Radio 4 - Book at Bedtime, George Eliot - The Lifted Veil, Episode 1

Latimer recalls the first time he knew for certain that he could see into the future.

4 Extra Debut. Latimer recalls the first time he knew for certain that he could see into the future. Disturbing tale read by Nigel Cooke.

The Lifted Veil is a novella by George Eliot, first published in 1859. Quite unlike the realistic fiction for which Eliot is best known, The Lifted Veil explores themes of extrasensory perception, the essence of physical life, the possibility of life after death, and the power of fate. The novella is a significant part of the Victorian tradition of horror fiction.

Latimer recalls the first time he knew for certain he could see in to the future.

Abridged by Eileen Horne
Read by Nigel Cooke

Produced by Clive Brill
A Pacificus Production for BBC Radio 4.

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Nigel Cooke reads from George Eliot's spooky tale of mind reading and clairvoyance

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