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Set in the days leading up to
the eruption, Harris draws on the writings
of Pliny the Younger, who was just 17 at the time, and whose two famous letters
recording the catastrophe remain the only surviving
eyewitness account
the eruption, Harris draws on the writings
of Pliny the Younger, who was just 17 at the time, and whose two famous letters
recording the catastrophe remain the only surviving
eyewitness account
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Set in the days leading up to
the eruption,
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Harris draws on the writings
of Pliny the Younger,
00:00:06.035 --> 00:00:07.862
who was just 17 at the time,
00:00:07.966 --> 00:00:11.621
and whose two famous letters
recording the catastrophe
00:00:11.724 --> 00:00:14.724
remain the only surviving
eyewitness account.
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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.
