The Mill on the Floss with Louis de Bernières
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George Eliot in Nuneaton. The novelist Louis de Bernières explores the landscape around Nuneaton in Warwickshire, the birthplace of George Eliot. They discuss The Mill on the Floss, visiting the Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery and the Griff House Beefeater, which was Eliot's childhood home and the inspiration for Dorlcote Mill. They also meet Adam Weaver, land agent of the Arbury Estate, the same position held by Eliot’s father.   Penguin Classics edition of The Mill on the Floss by Louis de Bernières https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/60341/the-mill-on-the-floss/9780141439624.html Audiobook: https://books.apple.com/gb/audiobook/the-mill-on-the-floss/id1528313409?itsct=books_toolbox&itscg=30200&ct=audio-books_the_mill_on_the_floss&ls=1 Ebook: https://books.apple.com/gb/book/the-mill-on-the-floss/id374227455?itsct=books_toolbox&itscg=30200&ct=books_the_mill_on_the_floss&ls=1  Louis de Bernières https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/1017789/louis-de-bernieres.html   Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery https://www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk/info/20038/museum_and_art_gallery/160/museum_and_art_gallery   Griff House Beefeater https://www.beefeater.co.uk/en-gb/locations/warwickshire/griff-house   The Arbury Estate https://arburyestate.co.uk/   George Eliot walking tour of Nuneaton http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/features/george-eliot/george-eliot-walking-tour.shtml   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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