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4. The Longing
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Emma's memory of young solicitor Leon becomes the core of her despair. Stars Sarah Smart, Conrad Nelson and James D'Arcy.
Emma's memory of young solicitor Leon becomes the core of her despair.
Gustave Flaubert's French masterpiece of betrayal and wantonness - the first great novel of adultery.
Narrated by John Hurt.
Dramatised by Diana Griffiths from Margaret Mauldon's translation.
Narrator ...... John Hurt
Charles ...... Conrad Nelson
Emma ...... Sarah Smart
Leon Dupuis ...... James D'Arcy
Monsieur L'Heureux ...... Seamus O'Neill
Felicite ...... Sarah Jayne Hallworth
Rodolphe Boulanger ...... Jude Akuwudike
Producer: Pauline Harris
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in September 2006.
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