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In Episode 218, Sarah chats with Enneagram author, speaker, and podcaster Sarajane Case about Reading Through the Enneagram. After a brief introduction to the Enneagram and how it differs from other personality systems, they dive into how Enneagram types show up in our reading lives — from guessing an author's type to rethinking our own habits as readers. Sarajane walks through the nine types, shares a book recommendation for each, and offers her own personal picks. This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). CLICK HERE for the full episode Show Notes on the blog. Highlights Books by Sarajane Case: The Honest Enneagram and The Enneagram Letters A brief introduction to the Enneagram — and how it differs from other personality systems Sarajane's personal approach to working with the Enneagram A quick overview of the nine Enneagram types How each Enneagram type might approach reading Whether (and how) we can discern an author's Enneagram type through their work (and the Enneagram types most and least likely to be authors themselves) Practical tips for using your type to improve your reading life Reading Through the Enneagram [29:51] Type 1: The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw (2020) | Amazon| Bookshop.org [30:08] Type 2: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (1963) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [30:50] Type 3: In Five Years by Rebecca Serle (2020) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [32:27] Type 4: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro (2021) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [32:42] Type 5: Fourth Wing (Empyrean, 1) by Rebecca Yarros (2023) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [32:56] Type 6: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (2020) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [33:32] Type 7: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (2021) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [33:56] Type 8: Crook Manifesto (The Harlem Trilogy, 2) by Colson Whitehead (2023) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [34:20] Type 9: Severance by Ling Ma (2018) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [36:16] Other Books Mentioned The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, 1) by J. R. R. Tolkien (1954) [32:08] Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (1847) [33:49] The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez (2019) [34:57] Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (2022) [35:23] Sarajane's Book Recommendations [36:37] Two OLD Books She Loves The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (1963) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [36:50] Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (1847) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [38:08] Two NEW Books She Loves Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (2025) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [40:09] A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna (2025) | Amazon| Bookshop.org [43:14] Other Books Mentioned Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (2019) [42:05] The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (2017) [42:16] Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid (2021) [42:28] Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid (2022) [42:37] The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (2022) [43:28] One Book She DIDN'T Love Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami (1987) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [44:14] Other Books Mentioned South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami (1992) [44:20] 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami (2009) [44:49] One NEW RELEASE She's Excited About Theodora's Tea Shop by Christy Anne Jones (July 28, 2026 — no US release date set yet) | Link to Blackwell's for US Orders [45:52] Other Links Truity | Enneagram Personality Test
Today on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks are here to offer some helpful ideas for reading Shakespeare plays and how to approach the Bard. They start off sharing their own stories of first being exposed to Shakespeare. Next, Thomas and Angelina address the idea that Shakespeare is too high-brow for the ordinary reader. Angelina also gives her hot take on whether you should watch or read a Shakespeare play first. She also tells some stories about reading the Bard with her children and students. Some other helpful topics they cover are the different types of plays and their forms, the cosmology behind the plays, and potential problems with some modern interpretations of Shakespearean drama. Please visit our website to view the full show notes for this episode with links to previous episodes we have done on Shakespeare, as well as the books mentioned as resources in this discussion: https://theliterary.life/318. Join us back again here next week when we begin our series covering Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë! You can check out all the latest offerings of mini-classes and webinars, both upcoming and recorded in the past, at HouseofHumaneLetters.com.
We learn: We got drive-thru! That was fun Jane finally becomes the Helen. Man, this story moves slow. Reading books to old people sucks Go on, read it for yourself: https://bookshop.org/p/books/jane-eyre-charlotte-bronte/8f4e2a65f574e8aa?ean=9780141441146&next=t Listen anywhere: nuzzlehouse.com Your bedtime story read aloud for grown ups. Support Nuzzle House by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/nuzzle-house Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/nuzzle-house/d12ef279-7779-4048-84da-6779cb547af9
We learn: There are random amateur matches in Iowa! We get more info on how school sucks The saddest girl in the world actually likes it Go on, read it for yourself: https://bookshop.org/p/books/jane-eyre-charlotte-bronte/8f4e2a65f574e8aa?ean=9780141441146&next=t Listen anywhere: nuzzlehouse.com Your bedtime story read aloud for grown ups. Support Nuzzle House by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/nuzzle-house Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/nuzzle-house/0abe2ce8-1937-4c1b-a3f8-0c5a1a808674
We learn: My car makes weird sounds The kid gets to school and its really boring A party bus with hot women! Go on, read it for yourself: https://bookshop.org/p/books/jane-eyre-charlotte-bronte/8f4e2a65f574e8aa?ean=9780141441146&next=t Listen anywhere: nuzzlehouse.com Your bedtime story read aloud for grown ups. Support Nuzzle House by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/nuzzle-house Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/nuzzle-house/30bbc02a-bfc0-474f-ac07-465732360db7
pWotD Episode 3211: Wuthering Heights Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.With 287,720 views on Sunday, 15 February 2026 our article of the day is Wuthering Heights.Wuthering Heights is the only novel by the English author Emily Brontë, initially published in 1847 under her pen name "Ellis Bell". It concerns two extensive upland estates and their landowning families on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons; and their turbulent relationships with the Earnshaws' foster son, Heathcliff. Driven by themes of love, possession, revenge, and reconciliation, the novel is influenced by Romanticism and Gothic fiction. It is considered a classic of English literature.Wuthering Heights was accepted by publisher Thomas Newby along with Anne Brontë's Agnes Grey before the success of their sister Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre, but they were published later. The first American edition was published in April 1848 by Harper & Brothers of New York. After Emily's death, Charlotte edited a second edition of Wuthering Heights, which was published in 1850.Though contemporaneous reviews were polarised, Wuthering Heights has come to be considered one of the greatest novels written in English. It was controversial for its depictions of mental and physical cruelty, including domestic abuse, and for its challenges to Victorian morality, religion, and the class system. It has inspired an array of adaptations across several types of media.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:29 UTC on Monday, 16 February 2026.For the full current version of the article, see Wuthering Heights on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Kimberly.
The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life
After reading some of Charlotte Brontë's Tales of Angria (#682), John and Sophia go a-Brontë-ing again. They discuss Lucasta Miller's extraordinary survey of the Brontë cult and the durable, troubled legacy of their fiction.
I can't believe we're already through the first month of 2026, but here we are. This month, Ian started us off with László Krasznahorkai's: Sátántangó. The Hungarian author was last year's Nobel Laureate, so we decided that we'd better take a look at his oeuvre. Sátántangó is a bleak novel that describes the lives of the people living on an "estate". The people lie, cheat, and steal from each other, wallowing in their own problems, until Irimiás, a man they thought dead returns. The residents think that he's going to better their lives, but Irimiás is a conman. Sátántangó is a difficult text, especially only having read it once, but upon discussing the text, had more to say than we thought. We hope you enjoy our discussion! Maybe you have your own theories about what is really going on in this book? February's book is a classic: Wuthering Heights by Charlotte Brontë. Ronnie chose this one because Emerald Fennel's new movie!
We learn: This kid is never going to get sent to school Jane finally snaps - I'm convinced she's going to be a serial killer She's been living in an actual closet? Go on, read it for yourself: https://bookshop.org/p/books/jane-eyre-charlotte-bronte/8f4e2a65f574e8aa?ean=9780141441146&next=t Listen anywhere: nuzzlehouse.com Your bedtime story read aloud for grown ups. Support Nuzzle House by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/nuzzle-house Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/nuzzle-house/9bc38f6e-a30d-4b12-966c-76327b2a44bc
Villette (1853) var den siste romanen som Charlotte Brontë skrev. George Eliot og Virginia Woolf elsket den, men tror du slikt biter på Sølvbergets formidlere? Ikke i det hele tatt! Det finnes mange lange og gode romaner fra 1800-tallet. Villette er dessverre ikke en slik, mener Tomas Gustafsson og Nina Bachke. Hva synes du? --- Innspilt på Sølvberget bibliotek og kulturhus i januar 2026. Medvirkende: Nina Bachke, Tomas Gustafsson og Åsmund Ådnøy. Produksjon: Åsmund Ådnøy.
Plågade hjältinnor, övernaturlighet och högtravande språk. Annina Rabe funderar över vad som lockar så många kvinnliga författare till gotiken. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. Denna essä sändes första gången i februari 2017.I ett sovrum i ett hyrt gammalt hus i New England i USA ligger en kvinna och tittar på en påträngande gul tapet. Hon är deprimerad efter en förlossning och hennes beskyddande make, som också råkar vara hennes doktor, har ordinerat absolut vila. Det är något konstigt med huset, tänker kvinnan. Och hon gillar verkligen inte den där gula tapeten i sovrummet.Det är upptakten till Charlotte Perkins Gilmans klassiska kortroman ”Den gula tapeten” från 1892, där vi stegvis får följa en kvinnas väg mot ett psykiskt sammanbrott. I tapetens mönster börjar hon se de mest märkliga scener, hon ser instängda kvinnor, kvinnor som kryper längs golvet.Det är den en av de otäckaste texter jag vet. Det sakta men säkert glidande förståndet och känslan av skevhet i den hemlika miljön, allt detta gör att det gungar för mitt inre varje gång jag läser om den.Medan jag får kalla kårar av en ganska händelselös novell om en kvinna som ligger och blir tokig i ett sovrum lämnar till exempel berättelser om galna seriemördare mig för det mesta ganska kallsinnig. Det otäcka för mig är det som händer inuti huvudet. Och d et intressanta med skräck är ju att den slår så olika, beroende på vem man är och hur ens fantasier och mardrömmar ser ut.Charlotte Perkins Gilmans kortroman avslutar en samling berättelser i ”Förfärande kvinnor”, en antologi om gotisk skräck skriven av kvinnor, sammanställd och översatt av KG Johansson. Alla novellerna är utkomna under 1800-talet, då den gotiska skräckromanen kulminerade i popularitet.Begreppet ”gotisk litteratur” uppstod första gången i mitten av 1700-talet. Innan dess hade ”gotisk” enbart använt som en term inom konst och arkitektur. Det förändrades när den brittiske konsthistorikern och författaren Horace Walpole gav ut romanen ”Borgen i Otranto”, en skräckberättelse som han själv gav undertiteln ”A gothic story”. Den innehöll alla de motiv vi förknippar med gotisk litteratur; dystra gamla slott, plågade hjältinnor, övernaturliga inslag, galna munkar och en labyrintisk struktur, skildrad med ett melodramatiskt och högtravande språk. Litteraturvetaren och gotikexperten Mattias Fyhr betonar i sin avhandling ”De mörka labyrinterna” att gotik inte är en litterär genre utan ett modus, som kan dyka upp i all litteratur. Skräcken och det övernaturliga är inte heller nödvändiga ingredienser, utan det gotiska utmärks snarare av en känsla av melankoli och krypande obehag. Det blir tydligt i ”Förfärande kvinnor”, där de flesta av novellerna faktiskt inte är särskilt läskiga utan mer sorgliga.Walpoles roman gav upphov till en mängd efterföljare. Den nya romantendensen passade väl in i den begynnande romantiken, som växte fram under en tid när man annars trodde att hela världen gick att kartlägga, mäta och bemästra. Skräcklitteraturen fick härbärgera allt som inte fick plats i den nya tiden; känslor, drömmar och undergångsfantasier. Gotiken var en reaktion mot den förnuftsbaserade upplysningstiden och en viktig del av den borgerliga romanens framväxt i industrialismens tidevarv.Påfallande många författare som skrev i den gotiska traditionen var kvinnor. En av genrens verkliga pionjärer var Ann Radcliffe, som med sin ”Udolphos mysterier”, som sägs ha inspirerat författare som Edgar Allan Poe och Marquis de Sade. Den krassa Jane Austen skrev sin ”Northanger Abbey” som en satir över Radcliffe och hela den gotiska vågen. Huvudpersonen har fått hela sin verklighetsbild förvrängd efter att ha förläst sig på gotiska romaner.Ann Radcliffe efterföljdes av namn som Clara Reeves, Mary Elizabeth Braddon och förstås Frankensteins skapare, Mary Shelley. Det var också vanligt att annars realistiska författare som till exempel systrarna Brontë, eller Elizabeth Gaskell inkluderade gotiska inslag i sina romaner.Varför lockades kvinnliga författare av det gotiska? En pragmatisk förklaring som KG Johansson ger i sin lite väl schematiska introduktion till antologin är att romanskrivande över huvud taget under 17- och 1800-talet till stora delar var en kvinnlig syssla.Troligtvis är det kvinnolitteraturens låga status som gjorde att det dröjde relativt länge innan det började forskas om den gotiska romanen på allvar. Termen Female Gothic myntades på 70-talet av litteraturvetaren Ellen Moers, och sedan dess är den ett eget forskningsfält. Den gotiska litteraturen är en tacksam brunn att ösa ur när det gäller feministiska tolkningar. Den unga kvinnan som sakta drivs till vansinne i Charlotte Perkins Gilmans ”Den gula tapeten” är instängd i hemmet, övervakad av en make som ideligen förklarar att det är farligt för henne att skriva. Betänk att novellen är skriven nästan 40 år innan Virginia Woolfs ”Ett eget rum”. När Mary Elizabeth Braddons kvinnliga vålnad i ”Den kalla omfamningen” hemsöker sitt svekfulla ex genom att lägga sina iskalla armar runt hans hals ligger det nära till hands att se det som en hämnd på ett helt patriarkalt förtryckarsamhälle. Och ett av de mest klassiska exemplen, den galna kvinnan på vinden i Charlotte Brontës Jane Eyre, har fått representera varenda känsla av undertryckt vrede och sexualitet en kvinna kan härbärgera.Den starka symboliken i det gotiska lockar fortfarande många kvinnliga författare och litteraturforskare. Daphne du Maurier, Shirley Jackson, Joyce Carol Oates, Angela Carter, Toni Morrison, Margaret Atwood och Monika Fagerholm är bara några författare som har gotiska inslag i sina böcker. Här i Sverige är Maria Gripe, Inger Edelfeldt och Mare Kandre några av de tydligaste exemplen. Populär- och ungdomslitteraturen svämmar över av skildringar om vampyrer och zombier.På senare år har gotiken haft ett uppsving i litteraturen. Den så kallade gurlesktraditionen har inslag som är tydligt gotiska: av skräck, förvridning och ett söndertrasat flickideal. Skrivarutbildningen Litterär Gestaltning vid Göteborgs universitet inrättade en speciell ”häxskola” där unga kvinnliga författare uppmuntrades att skriva fram sin inre häxa. Danska Olga Ravn, en av de två lärarna, gick i sin debutroman ”Celestine” direkt tillbaka till gotiken när hon lät huvudpersonen leva ett parallellt liv i en inmurad 1500-talsflickas kropp.Den dystopiska tid vi lever i nu har onekligen vissa likheter med tiden för den gotiska litteraturens födelse. Dels känslan av att befinna sig på den teknologiska utvecklingens höjdpunkt, samtidigt en allt starkare förnimmelse av undergång och katastrof. Men jag tror också att gotikens lockelse har en annan mindre tidsbunden förklaring, som handlar om ett evigt behov av att närma sig de egna gränserna för tillåtna känslor och fantasier. Det behovet har förstås både män och kvinnor, men kvinnor omges fortfarande i hög grad av oskrivna regler och begränsningar, även om de ser annorlunda ut idag än under den viktorianska eran. Charlotte Perkins Gilmans novell om kvinnan som ligger och stirrar på den gula tapeten är ju så svindlande otäck just för att den också visar galenskapen också kan vara en väg till frihet.Annina RabelitteraturkritikerLitteratur”Förfärande kvinnor – gotisk skräck från Brontë till Gilman” i urval och översättning av KG Johansson.
We learn: The blood room is toxic The doctor-barber seems to be the only one who cares, though he still doesn't like her Our hero is going to school Go on, read it for yourself: https://bookshop.org/p/books/jane-eyre-charlotte-bronte/8f4e2a65f574e8aa?ean=9780141441146&next=t Listen anywhere: nuzzlehouse.com Your bedtime story read aloud for grown ups. Support Nuzzle House by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/nuzzle-house Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/nuzzle-house/3125751b-aab6-4ce8-988d-cbb97dc7cca9
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 13, 2026 is: umbrage UM-brij noun Umbrage refers to a feeling of being offended by what someone has said or done. It is often used in the phrase “take umbrage.” // Some listeners took umbrage at the podcaster's remarks about the event. See the entry > Examples: “The one item on offer was considered to be so good that the chef took umbrage at being asked for mustard.” — The Irish Times, 31 Oct. 2025 Did you know? Umbrage is a word born in the shadows. Its ultimate source (and that of umbrella) is Latin umbra, meaning “shade, shadow,” and when it was first used in the 15th century it referred to exactly that. But figurative use followed relatively quickly. Shakespeare wrote of Hamlet that “his semblable is his mirror, and who else would trace him, his umbrage, nothing more,” and by the 17th century this meaning of “vague suggestion; hint,” had been joined by other uses, including the “feeling of resentment or offense” heard today in such sentences as “many took umbrage at the speaker's tasteless jokes.” The word's early literal use is not often encountered, though it does live on in literature: for example, in her 1849 novel, Charlotte Brontë describes how the titular Shirley would relax “at the foot of some tree of friendly umbrage.”
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We learn: Right off the bat, our protagonist is getting the crap beat out of her There's a blood room for time outs You can gift your spouse a miniature of yourself before you die Go on, read it for yourself: https://bookshop.org/p/books/jane-eyre-charlotte-bronte/8f4e2a65f574e8aa?ean=9780141441146&next=t Listen anywhere: nuzzlehouse.com Your bedtime story read aloud for grown ups. Support Nuzzle House by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/nuzzle-house Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/nuzzle-house/5d4388c4-e9e3-492d-8f56-665b817217bc
"Charlotte Brontë is renowned for her beloved classic Jane Eyre, but in her lesser-known novel Shirley, she offered valuable insight into the noble quality of gratitude when she wrote: I am almost contented just now, and very thankful. Gratitude is a divine emotion: it fills the heart, but not to bursting; it warms it, but not to fever. Our recent research as social scientists indicates that for many, “Gratitude is a divine emotion.” Although we did not ask directly about gratitude, many participants spontaneously discussed gratitude in their spiritual lives and their relationships. " Loren Marks reads the article, "The Hidden Power of 'Thank You' " which was originally published in Public Square Magazine on March 8, 2024.
The Irish Midlands flow to the relentless rhythm of the River Shannon and along its banks the Irish Stew podcasters found themselves again, Day Five of their “Off the Beaten Craic in the Hidden Heartlands” wanderings, gazing across its broad expanse from the docks of the County Offaly town of Banagher.There, cohosts John Lee and Martin Nutty met local historian James Scully and caught up with an old friend of John's, Mark Boylan, who covers horseracing for The Irish Field, to explore the history, legend, music, and all that gives life and character to this small Shannon-side community with a population aspiring to hit the 2,000 mark.James met us at the cozy, convivial Flynn's Pub on Main Street, but the craic there proved too mighty for recording purposes, so the trio beat a retreat to the hilltop Church of St Paul's for what proved to be Irish Stew's first recording in a church (but not their last as you'll hear in the final Hidden Heartlands episode).A lifelong educator and noted local historian, James set about unraveling the history of the old Irish saying, “That Beats Banagher!,” in a book of the same name which he co-wrote with Kieran Keenaghan. In this richly illustrated volume they explore the murky provenance of “That Beats Banagher!” and how it entered Irish political and cultural lore. A beguiling spinner of the town's stories, James shares tales of the earliest days of the town, the arrival of the international man of mystery from the 1600s Matthew de Renzy, the town's unexpected literary links to Anthony Trollope and Charlotte Brontë, Banagher's vibrant community life, and its status as a popular port of call for the river cruising crowd.They started the day in a pub, absolved their sins in a church, and then retreated to a pub, J.J. Hough's Singing Pub, a renowned destination for trad music fans and tourists alike run by Ger Hough, who IrishCentral called the most creative publican in Ireland.There they met David and Mark Boylan who John got to know when the Breeders' Cup flew the whole Boylan family to Kentucky so the then 14-year-old Mark could sing his Breeders' Cup song before about 80 thousand fans at Churchill Downs for the 2011 World Championship race meet. Mark may be all grown up but he hasn't outgrown his love of horses and of his hometown of Banagher which shines through in the closing segment.And in such a small, tight-knit community it was no surprise to learn that James was Mark's teacher at St Rynagh's School.Well, that beats Banagher!Next week Irish Stew hits pause on their Off the Beaten Craic series to embrace the season of giving with the story of a New York City charity rooted in the plight of the impoverished Irish immigrants in the notorious Five Points district in our conversation with Sean Granahan, president of The Floating Hospital.LinksJames ScullyBook: That Beats Banagher!Mark BoylanThe Irish FieldXInstagramFacebookHidden Heartlands Travel ResourcesIreland.comDiscover Ireland's Hidden HeartlandsIrish Stew LinksWebsiteInstagramLinkedInEpisode Details: Season 7, Episode 36; Total Episode Count: 139
Let's talk Charlotte Brontë and the last few years of her life. What was the big scandal about the biography that came out soon after her death? Who was affected? And how do we know what really went on with this remarkable woman?Joining us today is historian and author Graham Watson, who has written a book on the topic, called Inventing Charlotte Brontë, published with The History Press in the UK and Pegasus in the USA. Get Inventing Charlotte Brontë:https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/the-invention-of-charlotte-bronte/ (UK)http://www.pegasusbooks.com/books/the-invention-of-charlotte-bront-9781639369355-hardcover (USA)Find Graham:https://www.instagram.com/grahamwatson_author/https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors/graham-watsonhttps://x.com/GrahamWatson73Join us for a London walking tour with Reign of London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 26, 2025 is: unabashed un-uh-BASHT adjective Someone who is unabashed is not embarrassed or ashamed about openly expressing strong feelings or opinions. // Unabashed by their booing and hissing, the artist continued with the musical performance. See the entry > Examples: “Take the melodramatic storyline of a telenovela and tell it through the unabashed mediums of opera and drag, and you'll have ‘Inebria Me,' the subversive experimental opera by San Cha ending its West Coast tour at REDCAT this month. Latin dance fuses with queer storytelling as the sounds of ... punk, classical and electronic make up the performance, which pulls from creator San Cha's 2019 album ‘La Luz de la Esperanza.'” — Katerina Portela, The Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2025 Did you know? To abash someone is to shake up their composure or self-possession, as illustrated by Charlotte Brontë in her 1849 novel Shirley: “He had never blushed in his life; no humiliation could abash him.” When you are unabashed you make no apologies for your behavior, nor do you attempt to hide or disguise it; but when you are abashed your confidence has been thrown off and you may feel rather inferior or ashamed of yourself. English speakers have been using abashed to describe feelings of embarrassment since the 14th century, but they have only used unabashed (brazenly or otherwise) since the 15th century (not that there's anything wrong with that).
Have you read Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm), or maybe watched one of the adaptations, and wondered how it holds up today? In Episode 301, Jen and Ashley dive into this beloved classic as our November Book Club pick. We start with a Bookish Check-in before diving into our discussion. We talk about what surprised us when revisiting The Secret Garden, from Mary's truly contrary beginning to the way nature, friendship, and “a bit of earth” transform both Mary and Colin over time. We also spend time on the harder pieces that haven't aged well despite the hopeful story at the center of the novel. For pairings, Ashley recommends Sharon M. Draper's Out of My Mind (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm), and Jen brings Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) into the conversation. We wrap up with our Unabridged Favorites for this month. We'd love to know your thoughts on The Secret Garden and any pairings you'd suggest, so come chat with us on social media @unabridgedpod and let us know what you think. Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode. Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page. Want to support Unabridged? The number 1 way to support us is by purchasing Bookshop.org books from our Unabridged shop. Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram or Facebook. | Join our Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge. | Visit our curated list of books at Bookshop.org. | Become a patron on Patreon. | Check out our Merch Store. | Visit the resources available in our Teachers Pay Teachers store.
Charlotte Brontë wasn't born the eldest child, but she was thrust into a leadership role at the age of ten, as the Brontë children dealt with the tragic deaths of their mother and two eldest sisters. How did this affect their family dynamic? And when the younger two sisters, Emily and Anne, had their novels accepted while Charlotte's alone was rejected, how did Charlotte respond? In this episode, Jacke talks to author Catherine Rayner, expert in the Brontës and a qualified nurse who's studied the effects of childhood on the development and psychology of adults, about the swirl of sibling psychologies explored in her book The Brontë Family: Sibling Rivalry and a Burial in Paradise. PLUS author Keith Cooper (Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Science Fact) stops by to discuss his choice for the last book he will ever read. Join Jacke on a trip through literary England (signup closing soon)! The History of Literature Podcast Tour is happening in May 2026! Act now to join Jacke and fellow literature fans on an eight-day journey through literary England in partnership with John Shors Travel. Scheduled stops include The Charles Dickens Museum, Dr. Johnson's house, Jane Austen's Bath, Tolkien's Oxford, Shakespeare's Globe Theater, and more. Find out more by emailing jackewilsonauthor@gmail.com or masahiko@johnshorstravel.com, or by contacting us through our website historyofliterature.com. Or visit the History of Literature Podcast Tour itinerary at John Shors Travel. The music in this episode is by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Learn more at gabrielruizbernal.com. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate . The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What is the true history behind the “madwoman in the attic” in Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre? How was Jane Austen's aunt deeply connected to slavery in Barbados? Who were the British heiresses who married Caribbean plantation owners and inherited vast wealth made through chattel slavery? William and Anita are joined by Miranda Kauffman, author of Heiresses: Marriage, Inheritance, and Caribbean Slavery, to discuss how Austen and Brontë were connected to, and wrote about, these often-ignored slavery heiresses. Join the Empire Club: Unlock the full Empire experience – with bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access to miniseries and live show tickets, exclusive book discounts, a members-only newsletter, and access to our private Discord chatroom. Sign up directly at empirepoduk.com For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com. Email: empire@goalhanger.com Instagram: @empirepoduk Blue Sky: @empirepoduk X: @empirepoduk Producer: Anouska Lewis Assistant Producer: Alfie Rowe Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It's all treat and no trick this SpoOooky Season, as Jo and Adam welcome back Best Friend of the Pod, acclaimed novelist Leigh Stein, for a bumper Halloween special (rustle rustle). Together they discuss the origins and development of Leigh's new novel, IF YOU'RE SEEING THIS IT IS MEANT FOR YOU, a gothic satire set inside a TikTok hyper house. Leigh also fills us in on life as TikTok's resident expert on satire, pulling off her own viral satirical hoax and what Tiktok has done to publishing and the way we read more generally. Jo also updates us on the Brontë Parsonage Shirley Read-a-Long (Shirley, Charlotte Brontë's second novel, which is definitely satirical) and Adam tells us what he learnt about satire and alcohol during his most recent international escapade at the University College Dublin.
Emily Brontë only published one full-length book before dying at the tragically young age of 30. But that book, Wuthering Heights, which tells the story of obsessive and vengeful love on the rugged moors of Yorkshire, is still considered one of the pinnacles of English literature, landing at #15 on the list of Greatest Books of All Time. In this episode, Jacke takes a deep look into Emily Brontë's classic "bad boy" novel, with assistance from Virginia Woolf, Elizabeth Hardwick, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Tyler, Alice Hoffman, Charlotte Brontë, and others. Join Jacke on a trip through literary England (signup closing soon)! The History of Literature Podcast Tour is happening in May 2026! Act now to join Jacke and fellow literature fans on an eight-day journey through literary England in partnership with John Shors Travel. Scheduled stops include The Charles Dickens Museum, Dr. Johnson's house, Jane Austen's Bath, Tolkien's Oxford, Shakespeare's Globe Theater, and more. Find out more by emailing jackewilsonauthor@gmail.com or masahiko@johnshorstravel.com, or by contacting us through our website historyofliterature.com. Or visit the History of Literature Podcast Tour itinerary at John Shors Travel. The music in this episode is by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Learn more at gabrielruizbernal.com. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate . The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jacke looks forward to a new season by exploring the language and imagery of John Keats's famous ode to autumn. Then he talks to Graham Watson about his new book The Invention of Charlotte Brontë: A New Life, which tells the story of how how Charlotte reinvented herself as an acclaimed author, a mysterious celebrity, and a passionate lover. PLUS Sara Charles (The Medieval Scriptorium: Making Books in the Middle Ages) stops by to discuss her choice for the last book she will ever read. Join Jacke on a trip through literary England (signup open through the end of September)! The History of Literature Podcast Tour is happening in May 2026! Act now to join Jacke and fellow literature fans on an eight-day journey through literary England in partnership with John Shors Travel. Scheduled stops include The Charles Dickens Museum, Dr. Johnson's house, Jane Austen's Bath, Tolkien's Oxford, Shakespeare's Globe Theater, and more. Find out more by emailing jackewilsonauthor@gmail.com or masahiko@johnshorstravel.com, or by contacting us through our website historyofliterature.com. Or visit the History of Literature Podcast Tour itinerary at John Shors Travel. The music in this episode is by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Learn more at gabrielruizbernal.com. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate . The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life
Sophia Ferrara joins John down the rabbit hole of Charlotte Brontë's early private storytelling.
In this episode, we dial in our love for Agatha Christie and Charlotte Brontë, as we discuss Black Orchid. How they were able to pack so much character intertaction AND a self-indulgent cricked match into only two episodes, we will never know. Join us as we discuss the introduction of our new favourite hero (or villain) in Gurgle Man, Sarah Sutton finally being able to show off her acting chops, the Watchers' new unit of measure: units of Adrics, and Anthony absolutely having a childhood moment with time spent around trains. Yes, in another life, he must have been a train engineer. We are so happy that we finally have a happy little TARDIS crew, despite the darker direction of the show. We wonder how long it'll last… If you would like to watch along with us, you can find the this oddity available for streaming on Britbox in the USA (http://www.britbox.com) and BBC iPlayer in the UK (https://bbc.in/48GSaCB). If you're a little old fashioned and prefer physical media (like our very own Anthony), you can also find on the Doctor Who Season 19 Blu Ray box set from Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3RA2Bkl) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/43GFZGe) Other media mentioned in this episode*: Rollerball (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4lPPiJG | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/44HPAeD) The James Bond Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3FWn6kg | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DQB4lR) The Pink Panther (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3018fEY | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BSvPkh) Tenko (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/44vCOzm | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3wtYY8D) Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3Bvp4Fy | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3lofajC) Bergerac: Series 1 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3Imtjf3 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/44qT6vb) The Best of EastEnders (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4lm8miT| Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3IjteJf) Hotel Babylon: Series 1 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/44KDuBO | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/40awdd2) Downton Abbey Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3PJgpZX | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/45Z0nAH) Victoria: Complete Seasons 1, 2, and 3 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4lpaNRP | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4kz1mOo) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV version) (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3G6YCoH | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3m0qOSc) Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4nZ6EpA | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4kz1mOo) The World's Favourite Agatha Christie Box Set (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4eM1vgk | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4f58b9D) Peter Pan, by J.M. Barrie (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ImB2cX | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3TE9Tom) Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on Facebook and Instagram. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com. If you're enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review. *Support Watchers in the Fourth Dimension! We are an Amazon affiliate and earn a small commission from purchases through Amazon links. This goes towards the running costs of the podcast.
Écoutez la journaliste Lauren Bastide en conversation avec Adèle Yon, autrice d'un premier roman, « Mon vrai nom est Elisabeth », publié aux Éditions du sous-sol en 2025. Cette enquête familiale hybride, entre exercice documentaire, essai et récit de soi fait entendre la voix d'Elisabeth, dite Betsy, arrière-grand-mère de la narratrice, diagnostiquée schizophrène dans les années 1950. Au cours de cet entretien, Adèle Yon évoque les thèmes de son roman et revient sur sa pratique de la recherche, ses différentes méthodes d'écriture et les liens qu'elle a tissés avec ses lectrices.En marge des Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon, le podcast « les Rencontres » met en lumière l'acte de naissance d'une écrivaine dans une série imaginée par CHANEL et Charlotte Casiraghi, ambassadrice et porte-parole de la Maison.(00:00) : Introduction (00:55) : Présentation d'Adèle Yon et de « Mon vrai nom est Elisabeth » par Lauren Bastide(02:33) : Sa rencontre avec l'écriture(04:41) : Les romans de son enfance et de son adolescence(06:07) : À propos de la littérature écrite par des femmes(07:21) : Les autrices qui l'ont inspirée(08:40) : Passer d'un roman à un projet de thèse(10:29) : L'écriture comme outil de libération(12:29) : La distance émotionnelle que permet la recherche scientifique(15:00) : Avoir son livre pour la première fois entre les mains(15:38) : Lecture d'un extrait de « Mon vrai nom est Elisabeth » par Adèle Yon(17:32) : À propos du processus d'écriture de son roman(20:09) : La recherche documentaire du livre(22:50) : Son style d'écriture(24:32) : Adopter un regard neutre(27:45) : À propos de la réception du roman(36:33) : Explorer son histoire familiale ainsi que les violences sexistes et sexuelles(38:15) : Le questionnaire de fin du podcast « Les Rencontres »Adèle Yon, Mon vrai nom est Elisabeth © Éditions du Sous-Sol, 2025 Série de livres Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs, 1912-1916Le Cycle de Vénus, Edgar Rice Burroughs, 1932-1964Jean-Paul Sartre, L'âge de raison - Les chemins de la liberté I, © Éditions Gallimard, 1945Marguerite Yourcenar, Mémoires d'Hadrien © Marguerite Yourcenar et Editions Gallimard, 1974© Librairie Plon, 1958, pour la première éditionCéline Minard, Faillir être flingué © Payot & Rivages, 2013, 2015Svetlana Alexievitch La fin de l'homme rouge. Ou le temps du désenchantement © Svetlana Alexievitch, 2013© ACTES SUD, 2013 pour la traduction française de Sophie BenechCinq mains coupées, Sophie Divry © Éditions du Seuil, 2020Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë, 1847
Écoutez la journaliste Lauren Bastide en conversation avec Adèle Yon, autrice d'un premier roman, « Mon vrai nom est Elisabeth », publié aux Éditions du sous-sol en 2025. Cette enquête familiale hybride, entre exercice documentaire, essai et récit de soi fait entendre la voix d'Elisabeth, dite Betsy, arrière-grand-mère de la narratrice, diagnostiquée schizophrène dans les années 1950. Au cours de cet entretien, Adèle Yon évoque les thèmes de son roman et revient sur sa pratique de la recherche, ses différentes méthodes d'écriture et les liens qu'elle a tissés avec ses lectrices.En marge des Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon, le podcast « les Rencontres » met en lumière l'acte de naissance d'une écrivaine dans une série imaginée par CHANEL et Charlotte Casiraghi, ambassadrice et porte-parole de la Maison.(00:00) : Introduction (00:55) : Présentation d'Adèle Yon et de « Mon vrai nom est Elisabeth » par Lauren Bastide(02:33) : Sa rencontre avec l'écriture(04:41) : Les romans de son enfance et de son adolescence(06:07) : À propos de la littérature écrite par des femmes(07:21) : Les autrices qui l'ont inspirée(08:40) : Passer d'un roman à un projet de thèse(10:29) : L'écriture comme outil de libération(12:29) : La distance émotionnelle que permet la recherche scientifique(15:00) : Avoir son livre pour la première fois entre les mains(15:38) : Lecture d'un extrait de « Mon vrai nom est Elisabeth » par Adèle Yon(17:32) : À propos du processus d'écriture de son roman(20:09) : La recherche documentaire du livre(22:50) : Son style d'écriture(24:32) : Adopter un regard neutre(27:45) : À propos de la réception du roman(36:33) : Explorer son histoire familiale ainsi que les violences sexistes et sexuelles(38:15) : Le questionnaire de fin du podcast « Les Rencontres »Adèle Yon, Mon vrai nom est Elisabeth © Éditions du Sous-Sol, 2025 Série de livres Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs, 1912-1916Le Cycle de Vénus, Edgar Rice Burroughs, 1932-1964Jean-Paul Sartre, L'âge de raison - Les chemins de la liberté I, © Éditions Gallimard, 1945Marguerite Yourcenar, Mémoires d'Hadrien © Marguerite Yourcenar et Editions Gallimard, 1974© Librairie Plon, 1958, pour la première éditionCéline Minard, Faillir être flingué © Payot & Rivages, 2013, 2015Svetlana Alexievitch La fin de l'homme rouge. Ou le temps du désenchantement © Svetlana Alexievitch, 2013© ACTES SUD, 2013 pour la traduction française de Sophie BenechCinq mains coupées, Sophie Divry © Éditions du Seuil, 2020Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë, 1847
Join us for an in-depth conversation as we explore Charlotte Brontë's classic, Jane Eyre. In this episode, we chat about the unforgettable journey of Jane—from her early struggles as an orphan to her quest for independence and love. We dive into the many layers of social commentary, Gothic atmosphere, and the fierce resilience that makes this novel a timeless favorite.We'll share our insights on the themes of class, gender, and personal freedom, and explore how Brontë's storytelling continues to resonate with readers today. Whether you're revisiting the novel or discovering it for the first time, our discussion offers a fresh take on one of literature's most enduring works.Tune in for a friendly and thoughtful look at Jane Eyre and join us as we celebrate its lasting impact on classic literature.Content WarningsDiscussion of mental health treatment in 1800 EnglandSupport the showRecommend us a Book!If there's a book you want to recommend to us to read, just send us a message/email and we'll pop it on our long list (but please read our review policy on our website first for the books we accept).Social MediaWebsite: https://teachingmycattoread.wordpress.com/Email: teachingmycattoread@gmail.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachmycat2read/Tumblr: https://teachingmycattoread.tumblr.comYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFXi9LNQv8SBQt8ilgTZXtQListener Surveyhttps://forms.gle/TBZUBH4SK8dez8RP9
Hôm nay BV xin được chia sẻ tới bạn cuốn tiểu thuyết kinh điển “Jane Eyre” của nhà văn người Anh nổi tiếng, Charlotte Brontë. Khi đọc cuốn sách này, bạn sẽ hiểu được rằng một người trưởng thành thực sự không phải là người có thể dẹp được hết chướng ngại cuộc đời, mà là người biết cách chấp nhận mọi đau khổ, khi những điều trái với mong muốn vẫn cứ diễn ra.Nhưng làm thế nào để biết bản thân chúng ta đã có thể chấp nhận một cách tích cực, hay chỉ đang cam chịu một cách tiêu cực và mê muội mà thôi?Làm sao để sống trong “nước sôi” mà vẫn ươm lên được hương thơm cho đời? Jane Eyre sẽ chỉ ra cho chúng ta 3 trí huệ nội tại để làm sao có thể Chấp nhận khổ đau một cách trọn vẹn, giúp bạn tiến tới hành trình trưởng thành thực sự và sống một cuộc đời tự do kiến tạo hạnh phúc trong chính sự bất toàn của mình. Rồi, bây giờ xin mời các bạn cùng lắng nghe.-------------------------Nếu bạn muốn mua sách giấy để đọc, có thể ủng hộ Better Version bằng cách mua qua đường link này nhé, cám ơn các bạn! Link shopee: https://shorten.asia/rYDVWRFpLink Tiki: https://shorten.asia/cqGAPKNh ❤️ Link tổng hợp các cuốn sách trong tất cả video: https://beacons.ai/betterversion.vn/b... ❤️ ỦNG HỘ KÊNH TẠI: https://beacons.ai/betterversion.donate
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Welcome to this Inwood Art Works On Air podcast artist spotlight episode featuring actor and filmmaker, Hannah Eakin.Hannah Eakin is an Arkansas-born, New York City-based actress, singer, writer, and filmmaker. She is a member of Actors' Equity Association, holds her BM in Music Theatre from Oklahoma City University, works regularly with the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, and has performed roles like Mary Poppins and Irene Molloy in Hello, Dolly! in regional houses and venues throughout New York City. As a creator, she finds inspiration in the intimate, complex, and often overlooked narratives of women throughout history. Her screenplays have garnered recognition from the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards and ScreenCraft Drama Screenplay Competition, her musical adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's classic novel, Jane Eyre, is a recipient of the New York State Council on the Arts FY24 Support for Artists Grant, and her short film The Poet's Daughter received a grant from the Inwood Film Festival Filmmaker Fund. A self-taught director, she delights in studying the styles and techniques of great filmmakers and innovators. Her ongoing work includes The Sara Teasdale Project, an expansive poetry and film history project culminating in 92 short films. www.hannaheakin.com
In this episode Shruti and Neha discuss one of the most beloved classics of all time: Jane Eyre. We discuss Jane's character through the themes of adventure and self-respect, and share our opinions on her romance with Rochester. We get into many other themes and motifs that run through this story, including class, religion, colonialism, gender, and so much more! And we share our (controversial?) thoughts on the ending.Books Mentioned & Shelf Discovery:Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean RhysNorth and South by Elizabeth GaskellWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeIf you would like to get additional behind-the-scenes content related to this and all of our episodes, subscribe to our free newsletter.We love to hear from listeners about the books we discuss - you can connect with us on Instagram or by emailing us at thenovelteapod@gmail.com.This episode description contains links to Bookshop.org, a website that supports independent bookstores. If you use these links we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Literary skill ensured Charlotte Brontë's place in the "classics" category, and this audiobook delves deeply into her life and times. AudioFile's Leslie Fine and host Jo Reed discuss how Lucy Scott is the consummate British narrator, with a brisk pace and animated tone that remain consistent through an extensive audio performance. Supporting cast members are used well to voice various primary sources; these moments highlight the quotations and break up considerable blocks of research and explanation. The transitions among the supporting voices are seamless. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike chats with Olivia Laing, winner of a 2017 Windham-Campbell Prize for Nonfiction, about the strange and confounding (and wonderful) pleasures of Charlotte Brontë's Villette.READING LIST:Villette by Charlotte Brontë • Suppose a Sentence by Brian Dillon • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson • The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath • Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy • The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard • Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëOlivia Laing is the author of several books of nonfiction and fiction including The Garden Against Time and the forthcoming The Silver Book. The Lonely City (2016) was shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism and has been translated into 14 languages. The Trip to Echo Spring (2013) was a finalist for both the Costa Biography Award and the Gordon Burn PrizeLaing lives in Cambridge, England, and writes on art and culture for many publications, including The Guardian, The New Statesman, and The New York Times. Her debut novel Crudo was published by Picador and W. W. Norton & Company in June 2018.The Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast is a program of The Windham-Campbell Prizes, which are administered by Yale University Library's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.The Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast is a co-production between The Windham-Campbell Prizes and Literary Hub. Music by Dani Lencioni, production by Drew Broussard, hosted by Michael Kelleher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Mike chats with Olivia Laing, winner of a 2017 Windham-Campbell Prize for Nonfiction, about the strange and confounding (and wonderful) pleasures of Charlotte Brontë's Villette. READING LIST: Villette by Charlotte Brontë • Suppose a Sentence by Brian Dillon • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson • The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath • Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy • The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard • Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Olivia Laing is the author of several books of nonfiction and fiction including The Garden Against Time and the forthcoming The Silver Book. The Lonely City (2016) was shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism and has been translated into 14 languages. The Trip to Echo Spring (2013) was a finalist for both the Costa Biography Award and the Gordon Burn PrizeLaing lives in Cambridge, England, and writes on art and culture for many publications, including The Guardian, The New Statesman, and The New York Times. Her debut novel Crudo was published by Picador and W. W. Norton & Company in June 2018. The Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast is a program of The Windham-Campbell Prizes, which are administered by Yale University Library's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. The Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast is a co-production between The Windham-Campbell Prizes and Literary Hub. Music by Dani Lencioni, production by Drew Broussard, hosted by Michael Kelleher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SUMMARY: What if Pride and Prejudice were spooky? What if Mr. Darcy were less handsome, but also more abominable? What if instead of four sisters, Lizzie had no parents and a best friend who dies of tuberculosis? If you love Jane Austen, you'll love this book, assuming you can get on board with some stuff. Today's novel is the incomparable Jane Eyre. Though I guess it can be comparable to Pride and Prejudice.WATCH KELLEN'S NEW COMEDY SPECIAL ON YOUTUBE!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpBt0W1zrDU&t=1237sKELLEN ERSKINE IS IN ON TOUR!MAR 16 New Bremen, OHMAR 20 PittsburghMAR 28 Bakersfield, CAAPR 4 Delray Beach, FLAPR 25-26 IndianaMAY 9-10 DallasMAY 17 St Charles, ILFor tickets go to KellenErskine.com-Get two free tickets to any of Kellen's live shows in 2025 by joining The Book Pile's Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheBookPile-Dave's book / game The Starlings is here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMBBLGXN?ref=myi_title_dpTHE HOSTS!-Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 200 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com-David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan. He currently works as a writer on the sitcom Freelancers.
Daily QuoteThe more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself. (Charlotte Brontë)Poem of the DayAnd Death Shall Have No DominionDylan ThomasBeauty of Words醒心亭记曾巩
Daily QuoteThe more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself. (Charlotte Brontë)Poem of the DayAnd Death Shall Have No DominionDylan ThomasBeauty of Words醒心亭记曾巩
Spend a bookish weekend with us in a country manor house! For centuries, nobles and ne'er-do-wells have gathered on country estates for a bit of leisure, a lot of sumptuous food, sparkling conversation, and general good cheer. You're invited to join us at Trevor Hall for a modern take on the traditional manor house weekend. Together, we'll make ourselves at home in this historic Georgian mansion surrounded by the picturesque North Wales countryside. We'll talk about books, share gourmet meals in the Great Hall, play parlor games, ramble in the Welsh hills, listen to stories by candlelight, and be dazzled by an illusionist from London. Our weekend begins in Manchester, England — a UNESCO City of Literature. We'll take over a boutique hotel in the city center where we'll enjoy an evening pub meetup, spend the night, and start our morning with a breakfast fry-up. Then we're off to the Elizabeth Gaskell House for a private tour of the Victorian villa where the author wrote her classic novel ‘North and South' (and entertained literary friends like Charlotte Brontë and Charles Dickens). After a restorative tea-and-cake break, we'll ride together via private motor coach — just over an hour — through the rugged countryside to Llangollen, a charming historic town on the River Dee in North Wales. Our destination: Trevor Hall. The Hall is a Georgian mansion on a wooded hilltop overlooking green slopes dotted with sheep and horses. After a tour of the house and gardens, we'll ease into country living in the Hall's luxurious (and tastefully eclectic) rooms. With literary activities, entertainment, and surprises planned throughout the weekend, you're sure to be delighted — and have plenty of time to connect with old and new bookish friends. For complete details about the weekend and lots of photos, visit strongsenseofplace.com/weekend. For early access to tickets for a Readers' Weekend at Trevor Hall, join our Patreon. To be notified the minute tickets go on sale, join our free Substack newsletter. Parts of the Strong Sense of Place podcast are produced in udio. Some effects are provided by soundly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 21, 2024. www.poets.org
Ready to get sleepy? Join Geoffrey by the fireside for an excerpt from Charlotte Brontë's beloved classic, Jane Eyre, which follows a young woman into adulthood, through the obstacles that life throws at her. In this excerpt, we follow Jane to her new position as the governess of an estate owned by the mysterious Mr Rochester. Love Night Falls?
Sarah, Erin, and Rachel “close the book” on their latest Lutheran Ladies' Book Club discussion with this episode on Johann Gerhard's Meditations on Divine Mercy, translated by the Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison. Can a 400-year-old prayerbook help Lutherans grow in their faith today? How can we more faithfully structure and prioritize our prayers to make the most of every moment before the throne of God? And how can such a tiny book take such a lot of time and effort to get through? At the end of the episode, the Ladies announce their next book club pick: Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre. Connect with the Lutheran Ladies on social media in The Lutheran Ladies' Lounge Facebook discussion group (facebook.com/groups/LutheranLadiesLounge) and on Instagram @lutheranladieslounge. Follow Sarah (@hymnnerd), Rachel (@rachbomberger), and Erin (@erinaltered) on Instagram! Sign up for the Lutheran Ladies' Lounge monthly e-newsletter here, and email the Ladies at lutheranladies@kfuo.org.
1851 it is, and the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, also known as the Great Exhibition or the Crystal Palace Exhibition took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851. It was the first in a series of World's Fairs, exhibitions of culture and industry that became popular in the 19th century. Famous people of the time attended the Great Exhibition, including Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Michael Faraday, Samuel Colt, writers like Charlotte Brontë, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, George Eliot, Alfred Tennyson, and William Makepeace Thackeray. Schweppes was the official sponsor. The Great Exhibition was a celebration of modern industrial technology and design - mainly for the British who were trying to show how through tech, the world would be a better place - leading the nations in innovations so to speak. Six million people, equivalent to a third of the entire population of Britain at the time, visited the Great Exhibition, averaging over 42 000 visitors a day, sometimes topping 100 000. Thomas Cook managed the travel arrangements for the Exhibition, and made the equivalent of 33.2 million pounds in today's cash - or 186 000 pounds back in 1851, and promptly used the money to found the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Science Museum, as well as the Natural History Museum. Inventor Frederick Bakewell demonstrated a precurser to something that we know as a Fax Machine. The New Zealand exhibit was well liked, featuring Maori crafts such as flax baskets, carved wooden objects, eel traps, mats, fish hooks and the scourge of the British army in Kiwiland, their hand clubs. A couple of conservative politicians let it be known they were not happy about the Exhibition, saying visitors would turn into a revolutionary mob. Considering that Karl Marx was part of the visitors - perhaps not unsurprisingly. But did Karl Marx use the services of Thomas Cook? Not exactly a question destined for a dissertation. This Exhibition went on to become a symbol of the Victorian Era. Meanwhile … a serious War in one of its colonies, the Cape was more than disquietening - it appeared this war was more a Victorian error. AS in mistake. amaNgqika chief Maqoma was causing Harry Smith sleepness nights, and Colonel Fordyce and his colleagues were fighting for their lives along the Amathola mountains. The Waterkloof ridges — in a place to the west of Fort Beaufort — was where the Khoekhoe and coloured marksmen made their greatest impact. The ex-Cape Mounted Rifles members amongst the rebels had other uses. They understood the British bugle calls, having been trained by the British, further exasperating men like Henry Somerset and Colonel Fordyce. The amaXhosa and Khoekhoe rebels were also much more organised than in previous wars against the invaders. They targeted the Messengers reading updates from British commanders intended for Grahamstown and been reading the reports, and some of the rebels were actually being supplied directly from Grahamstown itself. Then Henry seemed to receive an injection of spine - of determination. On November 6th 1851 he massed two large columns, one under Colonel Fordyce, and the other led by Colonel Michel. Unbeknownest to him, this was to be Fordyce's last mission. Michel's column had to advance up the Waterkloof aka Mount Misery, while Fordyce's column would wait above, on the summit. Michel would drive the rebels up the mountain, Fordyce would trap them and voila! Victory. It didn't quite work that way.
Welcome to Summer Session! During season 1, we read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. From now until September, we will be exploring Jane Eyre in once-a-week episodes which will drop on Mondays—sort of like a college class (only fun). If this doesn't sound like your thing, don't worry! Storytime will be back with Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen on September 9th. But for now, brew a pot of tea, find a cozy chair, and settle in. Class is in session.To submit a question or comment about this episode, click here: https://faithkmoore.com/contact/To join Faith's mailing list, click here: https://faithkmoore.us18.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=eca40a2fec1e3e83a6fddd1dd&id=b95e55dc51To learn more about your host, Faith Moore, click here: https://faithkmoore.com/Follow Faith on X here: https://twitter.com/FaithKMooreTo pick up a copy of Faith's novel, Christmas Karol, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Karol-Faith-Moore/dp/195600730X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1YRHLQI9V6R42&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.kpJhl6ky_GQKE-bHpXWA3LGdwOq-bsF5oqAlSe-60gYLvseG4FK30JDyreiGivQRPSMcAFsnrXZBTN8r1Flm0VqQ3tvIlg1mjpvQdhZWdghOWrM6UjtO516Rwbc88axfGyxywTl8gBmPVMyb_LgpLA.bhNGKhASVi7qQr7F4_PI6p4j2tOWPq5XPTNz3jvAA9I&dib_tag=se&keywords=christmas+karol+moore&qid=1705174736&sprefix=%2Caps%2C655&sr=8-1Support the Show.
Welcome to Summer Session! During season 1, we read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. From now until September, we will be exploring Jane Eyre in once-a-week episodes which will drop on Mondays—sort of like a college class (only fun). If this doesn't sound like your thing, don't worry! Storytime will be back with a new book in September. But for now, brew a pot of tea, find a cozy chair, and settle in. Class is in session.To submit a question or comment about this episode, click here: https://faithkmoore.com/contact/To join Faith's mailing list, click here: https://faithkmoore.us18.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=eca40a2fec1e3e83a6fddd1dd&id=b95e55dc51To learn more about your host, Faith Moore, click here: https://faithkmoore.com/Follow Faith on X here: https://twitter.com/FaithKMooreTo pick up a copy of Faith's novel, Christmas Karol, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Karol-Faith-Moore/dp/195600730X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1YRHLQI9V6R42&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.kpJhl6ky_GQKE-bHpXWA3LGdwOq-bsF5oqAlSe-60gYLvseG4FK30JDyreiGivQRPSMcAFsnrXZBTN8r1Flm0VqQ3tvIlg1mjpvQdhZWdghOWrM6UjtO516Rwbc88axfGyxywTl8gBmPVMyb_LgpLA.bhNGKhASVi7qQr7F4_PI6p4j2tOWPq5XPTNz3jvAA9I&dib_tag=se&keywords=christmas+karol+moore&qid=1705174736&sprefix=%2Caps%2C655&sr=8-1Support the Show.
Welcome to Summer Session! During season 1, we read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. From now until September, we will be exploring Jane Eyre in once-a-week episodes which will drop on Mondays—sort of like a college class (only fun). If this doesn't sound like your thing, don't worry! Storytime will be back with a new book in September. But for now, brew a pot of tea, find a cozy chair, and settle in. Class is in session.To submit a question for the AMA episode, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZ6ktr9WEBGn-jkMMJskuPQpvedEQxfHLzaNPIup-9RC8_5g/viewform?usp=sf_linkTo learn more about today's guest, click here: https://www.claremchugh.com/To find Clare's books, click here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Clare-McHugh/author/B088P79B64?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1723468854&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=trueTo submit a question or comment about this episode, click here: https://faithkmoore.com/contact/To join Faith's mailing list, click here: https://faithkmoore.us18.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=eca40a2fec1e3e83a6fddd1dd&id=b95e55dc51To learn more about your host, Faith Moore, click here: https://faithkmoore.com/Follow Faith on X here: https://twitter.com/FaithKMooreTo pick up a copy of Faith's novel, Christmas Karol, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Karol-Faith-Moore/dp/195600730X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1YRHLQI9V6R42&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.kpJhl6ky_GQKE-bHpXWA3LGdwOq-bsF5oqAlSe-60gYLvseG4FK30JDyreiGivQRPSMcAFsnrXZBTN8r1Flm0VqQ3tvIlg1mjpvQdhZWdghOWrM6UjtO516Rwbc88axfGyxywTl8gBmPVMyb_LgpLA.bhNGKhASVi7qQr7F4_PI6p4j2tOWPq5XPTNz3jvAA9I&dib_tag=se&keywords=christmas+karol+moore&qid=1705174736&sprefix=%2Caps%2C655&sr=8-1
Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast and the continuation of our series on Anne Brontë's Agnes Grey. Angelina and Thomas open with their commonplace quotes which lead into the book discussion. Angelina kicks it off with a comparison between the work of the Brontës and Jane Austen's writing which will continue throughout the conversation. Thomas and Angelina also look at the expectations of Victorians for courtship and marriage, the ways Anne Brontë weaves this tale as a variation on other themes, the true woman versus the false woman, and more! Check out the schedule for the podcast's summer episodes on our Upcoming Events page. In August, Angelina Stanford will guide us through the world of Harry Potter as she shows us its literary influences and its roots in the literary tradition. You can sign up for that class or any of the HHL Summer Classes here. Sign up for the newsletter at HouseofHumaneLetters.com to stay in the know about all the exciting new things we have coming up! Commonplace Quotes: The ideal of education is that we should learn all that it concerns us to know, in order that thereby we may become all that it concerns us to be. In other words, the aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values. Values are facts apprehended in their relation to each other, and to ourselves. The wise man is he who knows the relative value of things. William Ralph Inge, from The Church in the World But while Emily Brontë was as unsociable as a storm at midnight, and while Charlotte Brontë was at best like that warmer and more domestic thing, a house on fire–they do connect themselves with the calm of George Eliot, as the forerunners of many later developments of the feminine advance. Many forerunners (if it comes to that) would have felt rather ill if they had seen the things they foreman. This notion of a hazy anticipation of after history has been absurdly overdone: as when men connect Chaucer with the Reformation; which is like connecting Homer with the Syracusan Expedition. But it is to some extent true that all these great Victorian women had a sort of unrest in their souls. And the proof of it is that… it began to be admitted by the great Victorian men. G. K. Chesterton, The Victorian Age in Literature The Recommendation By Richard Crashaw These houres, and that which hovers o're my End, Into thy hands, and hart, lord, I commend. Take Both to Thine Account, that I and mine In that Hour, and in these, may be all thine. That as I dedicate my devoutest Breath To make a kind of Life for my lord's Death, So from his living, and life-giving Death, My dying Life may draw a new, and never fleeting Breath. Book List: Mansfield Park by Jane Austen Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Emma by Jane Austen Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare Support The Literary Life: Become a patron of The Literary Life podcast as part of the “Friends and Fellows Community” on Patreon, and get some amazing bonus content! Thanks for your support! Connect with Us: You can find Angelina and Thomas at HouseofHumaneLetters.com, on Instagram @angelinastanford, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ANGStanford/ Follow The Literary Life on Instagram, and jump into our private Facebook group, The Literary Life Discussion Group, and let's get the book talk going! http://bit.ly/literarylifeFB
On this week's episode of The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina and Thomas continue their series of discussions on Anne Brontë's novel Agnes Grey. They open the conversation about this novel with some thoughts on the differences between Agnes Grey and Jane Eyre and Anne and Charlotte Brontë. Angelina poses the question as to whether this novel crosses the line into didacticism or if it stays within the purpose of the story and the art. In discussing the education of Agnes' charges in these chapters, Angelina has a chance to expand upon the upbringing of Victorian young women. She and Thomas discuss the position of the curate and Agnes' spiritual seriousness, as well as the characters of Weston and Hatfield as foils for each other. Thomas closes out the conversation with a question as to whether Agnes Grey is as memorable a character as Jane Eyre or Catherine Earnshaw and why that is. Check out the schedule for the podcast's summer episodes on our Upcoming Events page. In July, Dr. Jason Baxter will be teaching a class titled “Dostoyevsky's Icon: Brothers Karamazov, The Christian Past, and The Modern World”, and you can sign up for that or any of the HHL Summer Classes here. Sign up for the newsletter at HouseofHumaneLetters.com to stay in the know about all the exciting new things we have coming up! Commonplace Quotes: In wit, as nature, what affects our hearts/ Is not the exactness of peculiar parts;/ ‘Tis not a lip, or eye, we beauty call,/ But the joint force and full result of all. Alexander Pope, from “An Essay on Criticism” In any case, it is Charlotte Brontë who enters Victorian literature. The shortest way of stating her strong contribution is, I think, this: that she reached the highest romance through the lowest realism. She did not set out with Amadis of Gaul in a forest or with Mr. Pickwick in a comic club. She set out with herself, with her own dingy clothes and accidental ugliness, and flat, coarse, provincial household; and forcibly fused all such muddy materials into a spirited fairy-tale. G. K. Chesterton, The Victorian Age in Literature My Heart Leaps Up By William Wordsworth My heart leaps up when I beholdA Rainbow in the sky:So was it when my life began;So is it now I am a man;So be it when I shall grow old,Or let me die!The Child is father of the man;And I wish my days to beBound each to each by natural piety. Book List: Ten Novels and Their Authors by W. Somerset Maugham 1984 by George Orwell The Jungle by Upton Sinclair Charlotte Mason Hugh Walpole George Eliot Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Support The Literary Life: Become a patron of The Literary Life podcast as part of the “Friends and Fellows Community” on Patreon, and get some amazing bonus content! Thanks for your support! Connect with Us: You can find Angelina and Thomas at HouseofHumaneLetters.com, on Instagram @angelinastanford, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ANGStanford/ Follow The Literary Life on Instagram, and jump into our private Facebook group, The Literary Life Discussion Group, and let's get the book talk going! http://bit.ly/literarylifeFB