The Secret Life of Books
tv show

12 total episodes
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2 seasons
First Aired September 02, 2014
Genres:
Overview
Classic books are considered with a fresh eye. Returning to the authors' original manuscripts and letters, expert writers and performers bring their personal insights to these great works.
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The Mill on the Floss
Season 2 - Episode 3 - 1h 30m
Air Date
October 25, 2015
Overview
Multi-award-winning actor and director Fiona Shaw explores the genesis of her all-time favourite book, The Mill on the Floss, and discovers how the scandal that caused George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) to take a male pen name was also played out in the plot of her classic novel about a woman's thwarted intellectual ambitions and conflicting sexual desires.