Book at Bedtime - A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy
Bill Nighy reads from Laurence Sterne's 1768 comic riposte to his contemporary Tobias Smollett's travel journal
Book at Bedtime - A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy - Episode 1
The difficulties of hiring the perfect coach and four, especially when you are distracted by a beautiful unaccompanied woman.
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Book at Bedtime - A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy - Episode 2
Yorick encounters Smelfungus and is pressed to hire a French manservant while meeting a man mourning for the death of his donkey.
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Book at Bedtime - A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy - Episode 3
Upon stepping into a glove seller's to ask directions, Yorick is so enchanted by the glove seller that he feels compelled to buy several pairs, whether they fit him or not.
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Book at Bedtime - A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy - Episode 4
After checking into a hotel, Yorick is struck by the prettiness of his chambermaid. Moments later, he is given an advanced lesson in the art of begging.
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Book at Bedtime - A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy - Episode 5
Forced to take refuge in a roadside inn, Yorick is forced to share a bedroom with a stranger and her maid. The precautions for managing such a situation border on the Baroque.
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