The Wager An Edwardian folly. My great grandfathers book scandalous novel, The Wager caused an enormous stir upon its initial release in 1919. The books content invited comparisons in The Times to the depravities of Wilde, absent his wit. A modern audience may better appreciate it's follies. Be a guest on this podcast Language: en Genres: Arts, Books Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Get all podcast data

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The Wager – Chapter 2 – ‘Two Visits, Two Mistakes’
Tuesday, 1 July, 2014

Download: Chapter 2 I was almost honoured to be approached by Skellig Historical Society after reading the first chapter of great grandfather’s once notorious, now sadly novel. As you are perhaps aware, great grandfather was one of Skellig’s most generous benefactors, having been fascinated all his life by the history and unique culture of islands. […]

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