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Novels That Shaped Our World Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

3 Episodes 2019 - 0

Episode 1

A Woman's Place

Sat, Nov 9, 2019 60 mins

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Episode 2

The Empire Writes Back

Sat, Nov 16, 2019 60 mins

A look at how the British Empire was represented in famous works of literature, including Robinson Crusoe, the first-ever novel published in English, in 1719 which dealt heavily with slavery. Slavery, colonialism and the Empire seemed to go hand in hand as in Harriet Beecher Stowe's 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' and Toni Morrison's 'Beloved'. Though the Empire was widely celebrated, other writers questioned it more deeply like Rudyard Kipling's Kim.

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Episode 3

The Class Ceiling

Sat, Nov 23, 2019 60 mins

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