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Books Boys- Episode 12 (part 2)
Ep. 12
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It's the final month of our first year of books boys!
PJ keeps it light-hearted, while TheDean! gets very annoyed with Jane Austen and Virgil. We also hear from the lovely Sandy Barker (sandybarker.com) as she chats about her books.
Remember you can get all our extra shows like Play Boys, Caper Captains, Forensic Friends, Interviews with musicians and more at patreon.com/booksboys
Books discussed include:
- Emma (Jane Austen, 1815)
- The Aeneid (Virgil, 19BC)
- Silas Marner (George Eliot, 1861)
- One Summer In Santorini (Sandy Barker, 2019)
- Pippi Goes On Board (Astrid Lindgren, 1946)
- Astrix and Obelix comics - Asterix and the Goths (1963)
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