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The Essay

Wisdom from fictional females

Episode 1: Afua Hirsch on Maggie Tulliver

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Afua Hirsch on her favourite female fictional character, Maggie Tulliver, the hero from George Elliot's novel, Mill on the Floss, and extracts the lessons we could learn from her. Show more

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