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Unread classics: The authors' challenge
5 November 2016
As part of , Radio 4's Front Row challenged authors to attempt a classic book they had never read. Mark Haddon, Kit de Waal, Francesca Simon and Tracy Chevalier all rose to the challenge and told the programme their thoughts on the experience.
Kit de Waal - Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Kit de Waal attempts a classic book she's never read - Keep the Aspidistra Flying
The author talks about how she fared reading George Orwell's classic novel
Mark Haddon - Pilgrim's Progress
Mark Haddon attempts a classic book he's never read - Pilgrim's Progress
The Curious Incident... author tries to read John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress
Francesca Simon - The Scarlet Letter
Francesca Simon attempts a classic book she's never read - The Scarlet Letter
The author talks about how she fared reading American author Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic
Tracy Chevalier - The Secret Garden
Tracy Chevalier attempts a classic book she's never read - The Secret Garden
The Girl With A Pearl Earring author tries Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden
