The Hollow Tree by John Clare; Lucy Snowe is watchful, in Villette; and St Gregory’s Greatness

About this episode

Gretel le Maître explores beauty and curiosities through literature and architecture.

Send us Fan Mail Hello! There are 6 supporters whose addresses I don’t have, and I wanted to pop a thank you note in the post to you. Please DM me your address if you are happy for me to send something. The initials are: DW NL KT SS CG J Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to ...

People in this episode

Host: Gretel le Maître

Topics covered

• literature
• history
• architecture
• art
• exploration

Keywords

• John Clare
• Lucy Snowe
• Villette
• The Hollow Tree
• architecture
• history
• art

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Hollow Tree, Villette

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