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How would Jane Austin have fared at a book festival?

28 August 2021

9:00 AM

28 August 2021

9:00 AM

I’ve been to two of my favourite book festivals recently, Chalke Valley History Festival and Charleston, and the experience has set me thinking about festivals in general. If I could listen to a great writer — any great writer — at a literary festival, I think I would choose Anthony Trollope.

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