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6: But he was not mad, was he?

Episode 6 of 10

Virginia Woolf's classic modernist novel, set over one day in London 1923, read by Sian Thomas. Today: with Clarissa's party preparations underway, life goes on across London.

As part of Radio 4's celebration of the centenary of the birth of Modernism, Sian Thomas reads Virginia Woolf's classic Modernist novel, set over a single day in 1923.

It is midday, and with preparations for Clarissa Dalloway's party underway, life carries on across London. As the Warren Smiths make their way to see another doctor about Septimus' health, the admirable Hugh Whitbread and Richard Dalloway are en route to lunch with Lady Bruton...

Reader: Sian Thomas
Author: Virginia Woolf
Abridger: Katrin Williams
Producer: Justine Willett

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Mon 31 Jan 2022 22:45
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  • Mon 31 Jan 2022 12:04
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  • Mon 31 Jan 2022 22:45
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