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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

It's no surprise that Dumaschose this location as the setting for his novel, because it...

It's no surprise that Dumas
chose this location as the setting for his novel, because it has every ingredient
that most appealed to him, romance, intrigue, danger, and the remotest chance
of escape

Full Transcript

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It's no surprise that Dumas chose this location
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as the setting for his novel,
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because it has every ingredient that most appealed to him,
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romance, intrigue, danger,
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and the remotest chance of escape.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:13
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 Victoria's fascination with this city - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
Victoria's fascination with this city
S01 • E02 Corinne Semerciyan is a local guide - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
Corinne Semerciyan is a local guide
S01 • E01 Richard narrates: He felt that the conventional tours - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:14
Richard narrates: He felt that the conventional tours
S01 • E03 During the 1960s, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:13
During the 1960s,
S01 • E02 - His literary career started in 1822, about, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:16
- His literary career started in 1822, about,
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,