The Essay: Journeys to the Grave

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The Essay: Journeys to the Grave: Paterson Joseph on Ignatius Sancho

Paterson Joseph on Ignatius Sancho

Journeys to the Grave

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Five writers go in search of the final resting places of their literary heroes.

Paterson Joseph retraces the footsteps of pioneering writer, composer and abolitionist Ignatius Sancho through Westminster to a lost grave beneath the still-pulsing streets.

Five writers go on five reflective, restorative and often playful journeys in search of the final resting places of their literary heroes.

Concluding the series, Paterson Joseph retraces the footsteps of pioneering writer, composer and abolitionist Ignatius Sancho through Westminster to a lost grave beneath the still-pulsing streets.

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Writers go in search of the final resting places of their literary heroes.

Writers go on reflective, restorative and even playful walks in search of the final resting places of their literary heroes, and the stories of how they came to be there.

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