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Book at Bedtime: Burning Bright: Episode 6

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Maisie has taken a shine to John Astley. A chance encounter leads the girl into danger.

Maisie, living next door to William Blake, likes John Astley, the local circus owner's son. Read by Jenny Coverack.

Tracy Chevalier's novel, abridged in 10 parts by Jane Greenwood, is set in London in 1792.

6/10. Maisie has taken a shine to John Astley, the local circus owner's son. A chance encounter leads the innocent girl into danger.

Read by Jenny Coverack.

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Tracy Chevalier's novel, abridged by Jane Greenwood, is set in London in 1792

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