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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

His literary careerstarted in 1822, about, and then he became successfulwith those two...

His literary career
started in 1822, about, and then he became successful
with those two famous novels, so we talk about
Count of Monte Cristo, Three Musketeers, as well as the Queen Margot

Full Transcript

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- His literary career started in 1822, about,
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and then he became successful with those two famous novels,
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so we talk about Count of Monte Cristo,
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Three Musketeers,
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as well as the Queen Margot.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:39
Uploaded
May 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E03 Unsurprisingly, some also chose to stay - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:12
Unsurprisingly, some also chose to stay
S01 • E01 Dickens particular dislike of Catholicism - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
Dickens particular dislike of Catholicism
S01 • E01 He was critical of what he saw as the greed of the church - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
He was critical of what he saw as the greed of the church
S01 • E02 So, he was a great personage and he was successful. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
So, he was a great personage and he was successful.
S01 • E03 About one hour's drive south of Granada, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:15
About one hour's drive south of Granada,
S01 • E02 So he was almost like Dan Brown writing 'The Da Vinci Code' now. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
So he was almost like Dan Brown writing 'The Da Vinci C...
S01 • E01 For Dickens, this was particularly manifest in Naples, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:14
For Dickens, this was particularly manifest in Naples,
S01 • E03 Among the British immigrants to this area - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
Among the British immigrants to this area
S01 • E02 - His true family story, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
- His true family story,
S01 • E01 Three times a year, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:14
Three times a year,
S01 • E02 His grandmother was a Black slave, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:12
His grandmother was a Black slave,
S01 • E03 Chris fell in love with the place - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
Chris fell in love with the place
S01 • E01 Dickens was suspicious, and I'm completely fascinated. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
Dickens was suspicious, and I'm completely fascinated.
S01 • E03 It's an entertaining and eye-opening introduction - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
It's an entertaining and eye-opening introduction
S01 • E02 And because of the disagreement, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
And because of the disagreement,
S01 • E03 For Chris, it all started 30 years ago - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
For Chris, it all started 30 years ago
S01 • E01 I'm meeting a local historian, Amedeo Colella. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
I'm meeting a local historian, Amedeo Colella.
S01 • E02 Richard narrates: When Dantès is first arrested, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
Richard narrates: When Dantès is first arrested,
S01 • E01 - So here we are, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
- So here we are,
S01 • E03 It's only taken half an hour - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:11
It's only taken half an hour