About this episode

This episode discusses various works by James Hilton, focusing on the theme of perfect plans and what can go wrong.

What could possibly go wrong? Books and stories mentioned in this episode: — "The Perfect Plan" by James Hilton — Lost Horizon by James Hilton — Goodbye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton — Murder at School by James Hilton To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Caroline Crampton

Topics covered

• mystery
• literature
• book discussion
• James Hilton
• storytelling

Keywords

• James Hilton
• The Perfect Plan
• Lost Horizon
• Goodbye, Mr. Chips
• Murder at School

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Perfect Plan, Lost Horizon, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Murder at School

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