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Faulks on Fiction

2011 - 2011

The Hero

5th February 2011

Episode 1

In this episode, Faulks looks at how the hero in literature and ideas of heroism have evolved over the last 300 years, from Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe to Martin Amis's John Self.

The Lover

12th February 2011

Episode 2

In episode two of Sebastian Faulks's series on the English novel, he looks at how literary lovers have taught us the truth about love, from Jane Austen's Mr Darcy to Alan Hollinghurst's Nick Guest.

The Snob

19th February 2011

Episode 3

Sebastian Faulks looks at how novelists from Jane Austen to Monica Ali have used snobs as their secret weapon. With contributions from Tim Lott, Alain de Botton, John Carey and Monica Ali.

The Villain

26th February 2011

Episode 4

Sebastian looks at how the characterization of the villain has grown in British novels over the past 3 centuries, from Lovelace in Samuel Richardson's Clarissa to Barbara in Zoe Heller's Notes on a Scandal.

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Best-selling author Sebastian Faulks presents a major four part series on the brilliance of the British novel and its characters.

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