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The Castle of Otranto
John Yorke takes a look at The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole.
Star of the Sea
John Yorke explores Joseph O’Connor’s novel Star of the Sea, about the Irish Famine.
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
John Yorke looks at the worldwide bestseller A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian.
The Cherry Orchard - Episode Two
John Yorke takes a look at Anton Chekhov’s final and most radical play.
The Cherry Orchard - Episode One
John Yorke takes a look at Anton Chekhov’s final and most radical play.
On the Origin of Species
John Yorke investigates Charles Darwin’s world-changing book On The Origin of Species.
Treasure Island
John Yorke looks at Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Hiroshima
John Yorke looks at how Hiroshima, the book by John Hersey, changed journalism.
Death at La Fenice
John Yorke looks at Death at La Fenice, Donna Leon’s first Commissario Brunetti novel.
The Girls of Slender Means
John Yorke takes a look at The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark.
