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Radio 4,Β·22 episodes
Episode 1
Flush must forget life in the country, and get used to days spent in an invalid's bedroom.
Episode 2
Spaniel Flush faces a rival for the affections of owner, Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Episode 3
Spaniel Flush is the victim of a horrible crime.
Episode 4
Flush and his newly-married mistress escape Wimpole Street.
Episode 5
As time passes in Florence, Flush begins to feel his age.
An obsessed editor heads to Venice set on gaining papers of the late poet Jeffrey Aspern.
Jeffrey Aspern's devoted literary editor believes he can charm his way into the house.
Jeffrey Aspern's literary editor embarks on a campaign of charming Miss Bordereau's niece.
The would-be literary thief is no nearer Aspern's letters.
Miss Bordereau interviews her lodger, and he and Miss Tina make an excursion.
Episode 6
The collector has done all he can to secure the letters but Miss Bordereau mistrusts him.
Episode 7
Aspern's editor has had a shocking confrontation with Miss Bordereau.
Plain, reliable Mary Jocelyn faces disarray over an unexpected love affair.
Mary's quiet life in the rectory is disturbed by a new visitor, Mr Herbert.
Mary travels to London in search of artistic advice and enters a world of bohemians.
A confession in the rectory garden commits Mary Jocelyn's heart forever.
The newlywed Herberts return to Dedmayne, but the path of true love does not run smoothly.
With Kathy on the Riviera, Mr Herbert thinks increasingly of Mary.
Mary flees Dedmayne in turmoil, while Kathy's plans to escape to a new life go awry.
Episode 8
After returning from the Riviera, Kathy's disfigurement renews her marriage.
Episode 9
Mary's loyalty and love are betrayed yet again while a marriage matures.
Episode 10
Mary finds solace in a robin's song and Mr Herbert finally reveals his heart.
