Alexander Pope and a Ropey Elephant compete with a Wittering Host 🐘
Gretel le Maître Ponders Beauty, with Bede & other guestsShow Notes
Listener mail is warmly welcomed 🙋♀️ Dear Friend or New Listener, thank you for joining me today as I wander the streets of Bridport, and talk for England before settling down to read the most thoughtful and eloquent Alexander Pope. He reminds me of William Shakespeare in his thoughts on mankind and his observations: that we are riddled with faults, most of them foolish; and frailties, most of them self-inflicted. If only we could be humble too, then these defects might be forgiv...
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Listener mail is warmly welcomed 🙋♀️ Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture. We’ve reached over 90,000 downloads. Don’t try to listen in order, unless you’re very committed. Dip in and out, choosing an episode based...
Listener mail is warmly welcomed 🙋♀️ Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture. We’ve reached over 90,000 downloads. Don’t try to listen in order, unless you’re very committed. Dip in and out, choosing an episode based...
Listener mail is warmly welcomed 🙋♀️ Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture. We’ve reached over 90,000 downloads. Don’t try to listen in order, unless you’re very committed. Dip in and out, choosing an episode based...
Listener mail is warmly welcomed 🙋♀️ Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture. We’ve reached over 90,000 downloads. Don’t try to listen in order, unless you’re very committed. Dip in and out, choosing an episode based...