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Touch Stone, The
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Sound recording, story; The Touch Stone, a
literary tale from Rabindranath Tagore, a moral tale and Sufi
story from Bengal, told by Ben Haggarty, as part of a performance
Medieval Tales, in Medieval Mayhem medieval festival, at the
Guild Hall, Sandwich, Kent, 26th August 2006.
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A story told by Ben Haggarty about a man
obsessed with finding the touchstone which will change base metal
to gold. The man travels through the world picking up stones and
touching them to a metal chain around his waist. His actions
become so automatic that he doesn't notice when he succeeds in
finding the stone.
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audience:-
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adult
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recording quality
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condition:-
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good; fair
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completeness:-
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complete
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duration:-
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0 hours, 2 minutes, 28 seconds
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storytelling:-
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storyteller: Ben Haggarty
male / British / born 30.11.1958
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origin:-
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author: Rabindranath Tagore
Bengal
Sufi
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Medieval Festival event flyer
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Sandwich Festival event flyer
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Click to enlarge images
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programming & administration:-
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programmer; administrator: Sonia Frost; Sonia Overall
programmer; administrator: James Frost
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storytelling:-
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Sandwich, Kent, England: The Guild Hall
26 Aug 2006
public performance: Medieval Tales
festival: Medieval Mayhem
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performance recording from:-
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archivist: Kate Norgate
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© The London Centre for International Storytelling:
2007