{"product_id":"book-js0e","title":"The Egoist \u0026 The Adventures of Harry Richmond","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBBC Radio 4 adaptations of George Meredith’s classic tragicomic novel and his picaresque romantic comedy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNovelist and poet George Meredith is widely regarded as the last great Victorian author. He influenced writers including Thomas Hardy, Robert Louis Stevenson and Henry James, and was nominated for the Nobel Prize seven times. This BBC collection features dramatisations of his most famous novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Egoist\u003c\/i\u003e, and his witty \u003ci\u003ebildungsroman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Harry Richmond\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Egoist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – Self-absorbed aristocrat Sir Willoughby Patterne wants a wife – and naturally assumes that whoever he chooses will want him. But when his chosen fiancée, Constantia, elopes, he is forced to look for another potential bride. Torn between the sentimental Laetitia and the strong-willed Clara, he finally pins one down to an engagement – only to find that she, too, has doubts… \u003cb\u003eJames Wilby\u003c\/b\u003e stars as Sir Willoughby, with \u003cb\u003eKeeley Hawes\u003c\/b\u003e as Clara, in this satirical look at the Victorian marriage market.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Harry Richmond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – On a cold morning in February 1846, Richmond Roy arrives at Riversley Grange to claim his infant son, Harry, from the child’s grandfather, Squire Beltham. It is the beginning of a journey of self-discovery for the young boy, as he is rescued and abandoned by his charismatic father, escapes from a London boarding school, embarks on a Grand Tour of Europe and succumbs to the charms of a German princess… This lively coming-of-age tale stars \u003cb\u003eJames Aubrey, Anthony Newlands, Sebastian Shaw, Gina Bellman, Joanna David\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMaev Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published 1871 (\u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Harry Richmond\u003c\/i\u003e), 1879 (\u003ci\u003eThe Egoist\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by George Meredith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Egoist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSir Willoughby – \u003cb\u003eJames Wilby\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClara Middleton 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Barrie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr Dale – \u003cb\u003ePaul Nicholson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrossjay – \u003cb\u003eLeo Brightmore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDramatised by Jane Dauncey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDirected by Alison Hindell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 26 April-3 May 1998\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Harry Richmond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarry Richmond – \u003cb\u003eJames Aubrey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSewis – \u003cb\u003eBrian Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichmond Roy – \u003cb\u003eAnthony Newlands\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSquire Beltham – \u003cb\u003eSebastian Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarry, as a boy – \u003cb\u003eHoward Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAunt Dorothy – \u003cb\u003eGwen 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