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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

"The day Vesuvius erupted,"he wrote, "it was the most majesticand terrible site "I have...

"The day Vesuvius erupted,"
he wrote, "it was the most majestic
and terrible site "I have ever seen or ever
expect to see

Full Transcript

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"The day Vesuvius erupted," he wrote,
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"it was the most majestic and terrible site
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"I have ever seen or ever expect to see.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:09
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 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
S01 • E02 "Now, many bungalows cluster near it, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:31
"Now, many bungalows cluster near it,
S01 • E03 More than anything, for Hemingway, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
More than anything, for Hemingway,
S01 • E01 Gosh, reaching the summit of Vesuvius, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
Gosh, reaching the summit of Vesuvius,
S01 • E03 On the one hand, an incredible zest for life - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
On the one hand, an incredible zest for life
S01 • E01 Richard narrates: It's extraordinary to think - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
Richard narrates: It's extraordinary to think
S01 • E03 Published in 1932, Death in the Afternoon - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
Published in 1932, Death in the Afternoon
S01 • E01 Particularly brave, as during the 19th century, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
Particularly brave, as during the 19th century,
S01 • E03 Even though bullfighting was already being criticised - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:11
Even though bullfighting was already being criticised
S01 • E02 Before buying their own property here, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
Before buying their own property here,
S01 • E01 - "There's something in the fire and raw - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
- "There's something in the fire and raw