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Book at Bedtime: John Galt - Annals of the Parish

Book at Bedtime: John Galt - Annals of the Parish: Episode 5

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Annals of the Parish

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John Galt - Annals of the Parish

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Balwhidder remembers the loss of a dear friend and the shocking events at the cotton mill.

Balwhidder remembers the loss of a dear friend and the shocking events at the cotton mill which changed Dalmailing forever. Read by Paul Young.

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

Settled in his study at the end of his career, Balwhidder remembers the loss of a dear friend and the shocking events at the cotton mill which changed Dalmailing for ever.

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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