The Remains of the Day

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The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro: 3. Early Days

Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day

3. Early Days

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro, 3. Early Days

Stevens remembers what happened when his father, also a butler, joined the staff.

Stevens remembers what happened when his father, also a butler, joined the staff at Darlington Hall. Read by John Moffatt.

1956: Stevens remembers his father - also a butler and a model of 'dignity' in duty  - as well as Miss Kenton's arrival around the same time - at Darlington Hall in 1922. Both were in the service of Lord Darlington. 

Stevens is looking back on a lifetime of service as butler in one of the great stately homes of England.

Coming to the end of his career, he belatedly puts his life into perspective.

Kazuo Ishiguro's 1989 Booker Prize winning novel.

Abridged by Catherine Czerkawska.

Read by John Moffatt.

Producer: Marilyn Imrie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1990.

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John Moffatt reads the classic tale of a butler's devoted service at a stately home

John Moffatt reads the classic tale of a butler's devoted service at an English stately home

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