In My Mind's Eye

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Katrin Williams

Duncan Minshull

In My Mind's Eye by Jan Morris: 2. By The Sea

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2. By The Sea

In My Mind's Eye by Jan Morris

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Jan Morris in her diary of thoughts covers life by the sea, catchphrases and a cat.

Jan's diary of her thoughts covers much ground - life by the sea, catchphrases and Ibsen the cat. Read by Janet Suzman.

In Jan Morris's published 'diary of my thoughts', the renowned author and traveller covers much ground:

'I have lived almost all my life by the sea.. most of the books I have written have been about sea cities.. I can hardly imagine life far from a shoreline, without a horizon'. 

She also ruminates about the origins of catchphrases, do they stand the test of time? 

And a late beloved cat called Ibsen.

Abridged by Katrin Williams.

Read by Janet Suzman.

Producer: Duncan Minshull.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018.

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In her diary of thoughts, author Jan Morris explores what is worth memorialising. Abridged by Katrin Williams. Read by Janet Suzman.

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