George Eliot - The Lifted Veil

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0220101019Latimer's brother has fallen in love with Bertha.

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0320101020Latimer has had a clairvoyant vision that he will marry his brother's wife, Bertha.

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0420101021After his brother's death, Latimer realises that his chilling premonition may come true.

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0520101022Latimer loses his mind-reading powers.

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The Lifted Veil is a novella by George Eliot, first published in 1859. Quite unlike the realistic fiction for which Eliot is best known, The Lifted Veil explores themes of extrasensory perception, the essence of physical life, the possibility of life after death, and the power of fate. The novella is a significant part of the Victorian tradition of horror fiction.

Latimer recalls the first time he knew for certain he could see in to the future.

Abridged by Eileen Horne
Read by Nigel Cooke

Produced by Clive Brill
A Pacificus Production for BBC Radio 4.

Latimer recalls the first time he knew for certain that he could see into the future.

Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature