Alexander Pope: A Search for Perfection

£3.99

duration – 56m 41s

Born an outcast, crippled by deformity & in constant pain, forbidden by law to go to University or live in London, Alexander Pope nonetheless came to tower over English literature, creating some of the most beautiful poetry in the language AND even inventing our idea of the perfect English landscape garden. This is an inspiring story of struggle, triumph & imagination. Recorded in one take for llive broadcast by Resonance FM.

suitable for adults & teenagers who are interested in literature, history, garden design, architecture

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