Sarah Dillon discovers how Jane Austen's last completed novel, Persuasion, was written. She discusses Austen's last illness, possible plot inspirations and her creative process. Show more
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Wendy Moffat explains the long journey to publication of EM Forster's gay love story, Maurice. From 1913 until 1971 it was a secret manuscript, circulating among Forster's friends. Show more
Sarah Dillon discovers the story behind the writing of RL Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Stevenson claimed it was inspired by a dream - but is this true? Show more
Corin Throsby on the gripping story behind Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. Show more
Sarah Dillon is a literary detective on the hunt for the story behind the story of how great works were written. Dickens's Great Expectations reveals a tale of money and passion. Show more
Sarah Dillon explores the stories behind the stories of how great works were written, focusing on the arduous composition of Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea. Show more
Sarah Dillon recounts James Joyce's epic struggle to publish Dubliners, including battles with publishers, fire at the printers and a direct appeal to the English king. Show more
The story behind the writing of Victor Hugo's novel is one of adultery, revolution and escape. Hugo finished the novel in exile on Guernsey and it took 17 years to complete. Show more