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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

"A year among the Italianshas converted me "to such an admiration for theirhumanity and...

"A year among the Italians
has converted me "to such an admiration for their
humanity and culture "that I realise that,
were I given the chance "to be born again and to choose
the place of my birth, "Italy would be the country
of my choice." Richard narrates: Shortly after
Lewis arrived in Naples on March 17, 1944,
the city was thrown into even greater hardship
when Vesuvius erupted

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"A year among the Italians has converted me
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"to such an admiration for their humanity and culture
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"that I realise that, were I given the chance
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"to be born again and to choose the place of my birth,
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"Italy would be the country of my choice."
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Richard narrates: Shortly after Lewis arrived in Naples
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on March 17, 1944, the city was thrown into
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even greater hardship when Vesuvius erupted.
Duration
28 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:33
Uploaded
May 21, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Storyvault Films

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Movie Summary

Richard E Grant packs his clothes and a bag of books and travels to the locations authors have fictionalised to gain a sense of the places that inspired their novels.
S01 • E02 ..the wealthy and glamorous patient Nicole, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
..the wealthy and glamorous patient Nicole,
S01 • E02 As Zelda's mental health declined, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
As Zelda's mental health declined,
S01 • E03 100 years ago, the great American writer - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
100 years ago, the great American writer
S01 • E02 The book begins with the description - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
The book begins with the description
S01 • E02 It's where Rosemary Hoyt, a young American starlet, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
It's where Rosemary Hoyt, a young American starlet,
S01 • E03 About 135 miles west of Chris's remote idyll - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:11
About 135 miles west of Chris's remote idyll
S01 • E01 26 people were killed and thousands were displaced. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
26 people were killed and thousands were displaced.
S01 • E02 The model for the hotel, Gausse's, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
The model for the hotel, Gausse's,
S01 • E03 Hemingway wrote that "this is where you should go - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:14
Hemingway wrote that "this is where you should go
S01 • E01 "The day Vesuvius erupted," he wrote, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
"The day Vesuvius erupted," he wrote,
S01 • E02 And for Fitzgerald, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
And for Fitzgerald,
S01 • E01 "The smoke from the crater slowly built up - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:22
"The smoke from the crater slowly built up
S01 • E02 "On the pleasant shore of the French Riviera, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:12
"On the pleasant shore of the French Riviera,
S01 • E03 Born in 1899, Hemingway was passionate about Spain, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
Born in 1899, Hemingway was passionate about Spain,
S01 • E03 And his 40-year love affair with this country - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
And his 40-year love affair with this country
S01 • E02 "Deferential palms cool its flush facade, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
"Deferential palms cool its flush facade,
S01 • E03 He first visited Spain when he was 24, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:11
He first visited Spain when he was 24,
S01 • E01 Whether it's their need for religious protectors, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:13
Whether it's their need for religious protectors,
S01 • E02 "Lately it has become a summer resort of notable - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
"Lately it has become a summer resort of notable
S01 • E02 "A decade ago it was almost deserted - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
"A decade ago it was almost deserted