A Book - A Place: Geneva

By: Robin Pomeroy
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  • Summary

  • Part history podcast, part travel guide, always a great story.

    A Book - A Place: Geneva takes you to unexpected places in an often city that has a unique place in history.

    Frankenstein and comic books were born here. Revolutionaries plotted. An enlightenment superstar had good reason to have houses in and just outside Geneva. And science fiction fans became real scientists at the home of the world's greatest science experiment here.

    Whether you're a visitor, a newcomer, or a long-time resident, this podcast will take you to corners of the city where history was (and is still being) made.
    Robin Pomeroy 2024
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  • A Book - A Place: Geneva - Toepffer trailer short

    A Book - A Place: Geneva - Toepffer trailer short
    Jul 19 2024
    Part history podcast, part travel guide, ‘A Book – A Place: Geneva’ brings you the surprising places and stories that changed Geneva and the world.

    In this episode: the surprising history of comic books - not invented in New York, Brussels or Tokyo, but in Geneva - 200 years ago.

    Visit: abookaplace.com
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    1 min
  • A Book - A Place: Geneva - Frankenstein trailer short

    A Book - A Place: Geneva - Frankenstein trailer short
    Jul 19 2024
    Part history podcast, part travel guide, ‘A Book – A Place: Geneva’ brings you the surprising places and stories that changed Geneva and the world.

    In this episode: we all know something about Frankenstein - but do you know the amazing story of its birth in Geneva?

    Visit: abookaplace.com
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    1 min
  • A Book - A Place: Geneva - trailer 1

    A Book - A Place: Geneva - trailer 1
    Jul 18 2024
    Part history podcast, part travel guide, always a great story.

    A Book - A Place: Geneva takes you to unexpected places in an often city that has a unique place in history.

    Frankenstein and comic books were born here. Revolutionaries plotted. An enlightenment superstar had good reason to have houses in and just outside Geneva. And science fiction fans became real scientists at the home of the world's greatest science experiment here.

    Whether you're a visitor, a newcomer, or a long-time resident, this podcast will take you to corners of the city where history was (and is still being) made.

    More info at abookaplace.com
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    1 min

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