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Lucy</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Science Stories</itunes:name><itunes:email>spreaker32@podcastlibrary.org</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6004cea1597185551cf43c6547338c2d.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Join British journalist Henry Lucy on an enchanting journey in East by West a Journey in the Recess, chronicling his travels across America and into the Far East during the parliamentary recess of 1883. Renowned for his sharp wit as Toby M.P. in Punch...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Join British journalist Henry Lucy on an enchanting journey in East by West a Journey in the Recess, chronicling his travels across America and into the Far East during the parliamentary recess of 1883. Renowned for his sharp wit as Toby M.P. in Punch magazine, Lucys insightful observations and lighthearted prose breathe life into this engaging narrative. 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