Look Closer: with Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

Dominic welcomes back one of the most celebrated guests of this series Professor Robert Douglas-Fairhurst ... Robert’s latest book Look Closer: How to get more out of reading (published by Penguin) is an invitation to all of us to go deeper into our reading, and find greater joy and meaning in the works of great writers from all ages and backgrounds. With examples from Dickens (of course!) but also George Eliot, Shakespeare, Margaret Attwood, Samuel Becket, Jane Austen and many more … Since they last spoke Robert has also published Metamorphosis: A Life in Pieces : a deeply powerful biography of his life and career, set against the backdrop of shock diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis in 2017. Here are links to purchase Robert's books: Look Closer: How to get more out of reading Metamorphosis: A Life in Pieces The Turning Point: A Year That Changed Dickens and the World A Christmas Carol & Other Christmas Books Becoming Dickens: The Invention of a Novelist Original cover headshot of Dominic Gerrard © Jane Lloyd / Original cover headshot of Robert Douglas-Fairhurst © John Cairns / Background shows A hand-written manuscript of William Wordsworth's 'I wandered lonely as a cloud' also known as 'Daffodils' (1802) © The British Library Board / Public Domain & Ullswater from Gobarrow Park (1819) J. M. W. Turner, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Support the show If you'd like to make a donation to support the costs of producing this series you can buy 'coffees' right here https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dominicgerrard Thank you so much! Host: Dominic Gerrard Series Artwork: Léna Gibert Original Music: Dominic Gerrard Thank you for listening!