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Jura

The Essay Islands
Episode 2 of 5

Poet Kenneth Steven finds inspiration in Scotland's west coast islands. Each memoir concludes with a poem written about the island he has visited.

2. Jura: two majestic mountains and a whirlpool, where George Orwell found inspiration for 1984.

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Tue 7 Jun 2022 22:45
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