Podcasts about Rosemary Sutcliff

Send us a textRachel Hore is the multi-million selling Sunday Times author of thirteen novels with her fourteenth, Secrets of Dragonfly Lodge, coming out next year.Rachel is an avid reader. 'My reading addiction got properly under way when I was five and our family moved from Surrey, England, where I was born, to live in Hong Kong because of my father's job. I loved Hong Kong, but I also missed home, and one of the great excitements was receiving parcels of books from relatives in the UK. When the tropical heat got to me, which it often did, being red-haired with fair skin, I'd lie on my bed and lose myself in Enid Blyton, Black Beauty or the Chronicles of Narnia.'Her love for tales about the past was born from reading books by historical authors like Cynthia Harnett, Hilda Lewis and Rosemary Sutcliff. 'During my early teenage years I perused Jackie magazine and longed for romance, but instead fell in love with English literature. I tried Jane Austen and the Brontës, raided my grandfather's bookshelf for Dickens and my local library for Virginia Woolf, George Orwell and Wilkie Collins. I owe a huge debt to the public library system and believe passionately that we should maintain it for future generations.'In this conversation, Rachel and I talk about her latest book, the craft of writing and the mysterious photo which triggered her journey into Cornwall's wartime pastYou can learn more about Rachel and her wonderful books, here Thank you to our media partner: Family History Zone – a website covering archives, history and genealogy. Please check then out at www.familyhistory.zone and consider signing up for their free weekly newsletter.

The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke returns to the world of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell with an atmospheric fairytale about a young woman and her connection to nature. Clarke joins us to talk about why she chose to write this story now, creating her memorable characters, incorporating magic into the world we know and more with cohost Jenna Seery.  This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Jenna Seery and mixed by Harry Liang.                      New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode):    The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke  Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke  Piranesi by Susanna Clarke  The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman  The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff 

In this episode Paul speaks to Dave McCall AKA author David Ebsworth about his latest book ‘Blood Among the Threads' a murder mystery set in Wrexham in 1876. For more information about Dave, his books and to sign up to his mailing list go here https://www.davidebsworth.com/ Other authors we discuss are Robert Harris https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/575.Robert_Harris  and Rosemary Sutcliff https://rosemarysutcliff.com/summaries-and-synopses-of-rosemary-sutcliff-books/   And if you are interested in the recent Slightly Foxed editions of Sutcliff's works go here https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/a-set-of-rosemary-sutcliff-novels/

Gail Pirkis and Hazel Wood are founding editors of Slightly Foxed, the quarterly magazine and independent publishing house. As specialists in books that have stood the test of time even while falling out of fashion, Gail and Hazel bring us titles so good, they deserve to be heard as audiobooks, too. Books and Authors Recommended Humour My Grandmothers and I, Diana Holman-Hunt A Boy at the Hogarth Press, Richard Kennedy The Empress of Ireland, Christopher Robbins Natural History & the English Countryside Adrian Bell Trilogy: Corduroy, Silver Ley, The Cherry Tree James Rebanks: English Pastoral, A Shepherd's Life Lark Rise to Candleford Trilogy, Flora Thompson: Lark Rise, Over to Candleford, Candleford Green  The Brensham Trilogy, John Moore: Portrait of Elmbury, Brensham Village, The Blue Field Children's Books BB (Denys Watchkins-Pitchford): The Little Grey Men, Down the Bright Stream Ronald Welch's novels Rosemary Sutcliff's Roman and post-Roman novels* Memoirs & Diaries Blue Remembered Hills, Rosemary Sutcliff A Late Beginner, Priscilla Napier A Sort of Life, Graham Green Roald Dahl: Boy, Going Solo The House of Elric, Gavin Maxwell Giving Up the Ghost, Hilary Mantel Conundrum, Jan Morris Nella Last's War, Nella Last Recommended Audiobooks Richard Crompton's Just William series, read by Martin Jarvis Anthony Trollope: The Barsetshire Chronicles, The Pallisers, read by *Timothy West Will She Do, Eileen Atkins, read by the author In My Mind's Eye: A Thought Diary, Jan Morris, read by Phyllida Nash A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth For more information about Slightly Foxed, visit foxedquarterly.com. Who Are We?  The Listening Books Podcast is hosted by audio producer Jessica Stone and is a production of Listening Books, a UK charity that provides an audiobook lending service for over 115,000 members who find that an illness, mental health, physical or learning disability affects their ability to read the printed word or hold a book. It's simple to join. For more information, head to www.listening-books.org.uk. To purchase a gift membership, go directly to https://www.listening-books.org.uk/gift-membership We'd love to hear from you!  Here's a good place to review the podcast.  You can also give us a shout on Twitter: @ListeningBooks,  Or Instagram: @ListeningBooks,  Or Facebook,  And we also have some content on YouTube. 

The Dark Ages, Late Antiquity, the late Roman . . . however you define the years spanning the fall of Rome, the period is rich in stories, real or reimagined. In this episode Dr Andy Merrills, Associate Professor of Ancient History, joins the Slightly Foxed team to cast light on the surviving literature. We begin with Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire before delving into 4th-century accounts by the Latin historian Ammianus Marcellinus, a spiritual autobiography by Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, ecclesiastical chronicles by the Venerable Bede, Gallic tales of Christian miracles and relic-looting with Gregory of Tours and an alternative look at the period with the modern-day master of Late Antiquity, Peter Brown. From there we venture into fiction with Rosemary Sutcliff's adventures inspired by archaeological finds and a retelling of the old British folk ballad ‘The Twa Sisters' in Lucy Holland's Sistersong, as well as Gore Vidal's Julian and Kazuo Ishiguro's The Buried Giant. We swap tales from Icelandic sagas and set sail on a tenth-century Viking long ship with Frans G. Bengtsson before heading beyond Hadrian's Wall for a glimpse of the Lindisfarne Gospels on Holy Island and a hunt for second-hand gems at Barter Books in a converted Victorian railway station in Northumberland. And there's more historical fiction to be found in further reading recommendations too, as we plunge into the seventeenth-century Essex witch trials with poet A. K. Blakemore's novel The Manningtree Witches and follow the fortunes of a group of friends in wartime Europe in Olivia Manning's classic Balkan Trilogy. (Episode duration: 42 minutes; 49 seconds ) Books Mentioned We may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please get in touch with Jess in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. A Countryman's Winter Notebook, Adrian Bell (1:02) Letters to Michael: a father writes to his son 1945–1947, Charles Phillipson (1:12) The Rosemary Sutcliff Novels, Slightly Foxed Cubs. The final two in the series, The Shield Ring and Sword Song, are now available (2:00) The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Edward Gibbon (4:18) The Later Roman Empire, Ammianus Marcellinus (9:30) The History of the Franks, Gregory of Tours (10:41) Confessions, Saint Augustine (13:54) The City of God, Saint Augustine is out of print (14:46) Ecclesiastical History of the English People, Bede (15:34) The World of Late Antiquity, Peter Brown (17:34) Julian, Gore Vidal (22:14) The Dream of Scipio, Iain Pears (22:54) The Buried Giant, Kazuo Ishiguro (23:38) Dawn Wind, Rosemary Sutcliff (25:06) The Long Ships, Frans G. Bengtsson (26:08) Beowulf: A New Translation, Maria Dahvana Headley (27:13) Sistersong, Lucy Holland (27:30) Le Morte Darthur, Thomas Malory (30:53) The Last Kingdom, Bernard Cornwell (32:11) The Manningtree Witches, A. K. Blakemore (38:17) The Balkan Trilogy, Olivia Manning (40:47) Related Slightly Foxed Articles Scaling Gibbon's Everest, Richard Crockatt on Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Issue 68 (8:17) A Frank Look at History, Andy Merrills on Gregory of Tours, The History of the Franks, Issue 65 (12:48) Last of the Pagans, Patrick Welland on Gore Vidal, Julian, Issue 45 (22:50) The Sound of Chariots, Sue Gaisford on the Roman Britain novels of Rosemary Sutcliff, Issue 63 Light in the Dark Ages, Sue Gaisford on Rosemary Sutcliff, Dawn Wind, Issue 69 Magical Talisman, Sue Gaisford on Rosemary Sutcliff, Sword Song & The Shield Ring, Issue 71 Adrift on the Tides of War, Patrick Welland on Olivia Manning's Balkan trilogy, Issue 63 (40:47) Other Links Listen to Episode 18 of the Slightly Foxed Podcast: An Odyssey Through the Classics (0:20) Barter Books, Alnwick (36:12) Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by Podcastable

In this essay, 'History is People' acclaimed historical novelist Rosemary discussed her responsibilities as a children's author and her belief that human nature remains essentially consistent and relatable throughout history, using a range of texts from the Homeric Age to the English Civil War to illustrate her points. The essay was originally distributed at a conference for the Children's Literature in Education journal in Exeter in 1971, and was later reprinted in the 1973 anthology Children and Literature: Views and Reviews, edited by Virginia Haviland, which is where this reading is taken from. The text can be found here: https://archive.org/details/childrenliteratu00havi Voice Cast: Alex Davis as Rosemary Sutcliff Nikos Karydis as Homer Flavio Bacci as the Roman soldier Sarah Bremner as Margret Paston Vicky Saward Read as Catherine Parr And Jay Ingate as Edward Spencer Music Credits: Meditation Impromptu One to Three, Touching Memories, Relaxing Piano Music and Crossing the Divide, all by Kevin Macleod and available from incompetech.com If you'd like to find out more about Rosemary Sutcliff, you can visit the official website at RosemarySutcliff.net You can also read David's analyses of various Sutcliff novels and short stories on website for the Our Mythical Childhood Survey, an international project which looks at the influence of Classical culture on modern children's media: http://www.omc.obta.al.uw.edu.pl/myth-survey/search

Back in the 1940's and 1950's, lobotomies were all the craze. Everyone was lining up to get theirs, but only the lucky ones got to experience them... just kidding! The transorbital lobotomy was a highly dangerous and morally malicious procedure where an icepick was driven through a person's skull just above the eyelid in order to reach the prefrontal cortex. Used as a "cure for mental illness," the procedure would usually produce life-altering effects, mostly involving terrifying transformations of one's physical self and their personality. As a matter of fact, it rendered most patients completely unrecognizable within months. Rosemary Kennedy, the sister of former United States President John F. Kennedy, was among the unluckiest, as she was left in a vegetative state for the remainder of her life following her lobotomy. Join Lorenzo and Michelle on their first "video cast," see how annoyed they get with each other, and watch their reaction to discovering that they had been advertising this episode with a picture of Rosemary Sutcliff by accident. You won't want to miss this episode of The Evil and Eerie Podcast!

Daisy Dunn, historian and biographer of Catullus and Pliny, sets our scene in ancient Rome and Greece, entertaining the Slightly Foxed team with literature of love and war, satire and myth, and amplifying echoes of the classics through the ages. We begin with Homer’s monsters and memorials of fallen men, then take a tour of the ancient world, from Catullus’ erotic poetry and Lysistrata’s sex strike to the eruption of Vesuvius and Suetonius’ lives of extraordinary emperors. In a more contemporary turn, F. Scott Fitzgerald borrows Gatsby from the Satyricon, and Mary Renault writes historical novels and lovers’ names in wine. And there’s the usual round-up of recommended reading from off the beaten track. Please find links to books, articles, and further reading listed below. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 39 minutes; 54 seconds) Books Mentioned We may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please get in touch (mailto:jess@foxedquarterly.com) with Jess in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. Catullus’ Bedspread: The Life of Rome’s Most Erotic Poet (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/daisy-dunn-catullus-bedspread/) , Daisy Dunn In the Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/daisy-dunn-in-the-shadow-of-vesuvius/) , Daisy Dunn The Odyssey (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/emily-wilson-homer-odyssey/) , Homer, translated by Emily Wilson (7:57) The Iliad (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/e-v-rieu-homer-iliad/) , Homer, translated by E. V. Rieu (8:08) Homer on Life and Death, Jasper Griffin is out of print (9:02) The Silence of the Girls (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/pat-barker-silence-of-the-girls/) , Pat Barker (11:01) Memorial (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/alice-oswald-memorial/) , Alice Oswald (11:42) The Last of the Wine (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/mary-renault-the-last-of-the-wine/) , Mary Renault (16:37) The Twelve Caesars (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/suetonius-twelve-caesars-robert-graves/) , Suetonius, translated by Robert Graves (19:07) I, Claudius (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/robert-graves-i-claudius/) , Robert Graves (21:00)  Pompei (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/robert-harris-pompeii/) , Robert Harris (22:15)  The Satyricon (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/petronius-satyricon/) , Petronius, translated by P. G. Walsh (23:48) The Great Gatsby (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/f-scott-fitzgerald-the-great-gatsby/) , F. Scott Fitzgerald (24:47) Rosemary Sutcliff’s Roman and post-Roman novels (https://foxedquarterly.com/products/rosemary-sutcliff-classic-childrens-books/) , Slightly Foxed Cubs (28:19) Candide (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/voltaire-candide/) , Voltaire (34:26) When the Lights Go Out (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/carys-bray-when-the-lights-go-out/) , Carys Bray (35:27)  The Diary of a Provincial Lady (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/e-m-delafield-diary-of-a-provincial-lady/) , E. M. Delafield (37:03)  The Emperor’s Babe (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/bernadine-evaristo-the-emperors-babe) , Bernadine Evaristo (37:40) Related Slightly Foxed Articles How Homer Taught Me to Read (https://foxedquarterly.com/homer-odyssey-and-iliad-literary-review/) , Adrian Thorpe on Homer, Odyssey and Iliad, Issue 30 Hadrian to the Life (https://foxedquarterly.com/marguerite-yourcenar-memoirs-of-hadrian-literary-review/) , Caroline Chapman on Marguerite Yourcenar, Memoirs of Hadrian, Issue 2 (21:42) Scaling Gibbon’s Everest (https://foxedquarterly.com/richard-crockett-edward-gibbon-literary-review/) , Richard Crockatt on Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Issue 68 Travels with the Father of History (https://foxedquarterly.com/herodotus-histories-literary-review/) , Justin Marozzi on Herodotus, Histories, Issue 20 Brave Old World (https://foxedquarterly.com/lawrence-sail-voltaire-candide-literary-review/) , Lawrence Sail on Voltaire, Candide, Issue 10 (34:26) Other Links Daisy Dunn (http://www.daisydunn.co.uk/) The Greek Play (https://www.cambridgegreekplay.com/) , Cambridge (28:27) Gladstone’s Library (https://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/) (31:37) Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by Podcastable (https://www.podcastable.co.uk/)

With over 15 million copies sold in a variety of languages, as well as various literary awards and a CBE to her name, Rosemary Sutcliff was one of the most successful 20th century authors of historical fiction.  Many of her works follow the adventures of a family across the generations, from Roman to Post-Roman Britain, beginning with Marcus in her most famous novel The Eagle of the Ninth. Alongside this series – known as the Dolphin Ring Saga – she also published several others novels set in Roman Britain, including Outcast, Mark of the Horse Lord, Song for a Dark Queen and The Capricorn Bracelet. Sutcliff was able to conjure an evocative picture of life in Roman Britain, not only regarding her characters and the material culture they interact with, but also the natural world that they inhabit. Although she passed away in 1992, Sutcliff’s impact continues to be felt to this day, with various archaeologists and historians having been inspired to pick up their trowels and pens by Sutcliff.  How Sutcliff came to imagine Roman Britain had much to do with her experiences in childhood and adolescence. She did not have an easy time growing up, with her father often away on naval duty for long periods at a time and her mother frequently experiencing depressive episodes. Moreover, she was diagnosed with Still’s Disease at a young age, which severely affected her mobility for the rest of her life, and her illness coupled with her family’s frequent moves meant her childhood was often lonely. However, one way in which Sutcliff was able to escape these issues was reading vast amounts of literature, with Rudyard Kipling her favourite author. Before becoming an author, she also found success as a painter, with her work displayed at the Royal Academy. As the 14th December 2020 marks what would have been Sutcliff’s 100th birthday, we’ve put together an audio documentary about her life and works, exploring how she engaged with themes such as religion, nature, nationality, sexuality, material culture and disability Roman Britain, as well as her continuing impact today. You can find out more about Rosemary Sutcliff at https://rosemarysutcliff.net/ Contributors to this documentary include: Anthony Lawton (Sutcliff’s Godson and Chair of Sussex Dolphin) Kate Gilliver (Cardiff University) Donald Gordon (The Trimontium Trust) Tony Keen (University of Notre Dame) Deborah Roberts (Haverford College)  Giacomo Savani (Trinity College Dublin)  Ellen Swift (University of Kent) Voice-overs were provided by: Alex Davis (Rosemary Sutcliff) Lee Grana (Agricola) Andy Bates (Uncle Aquila) Phil Hughes (Esca) Jay Ingate (Alexios) The music featured in this production includes: • Peace of Mind • Winds of the Rain Forest • Garden Music • Easy Lemon • White Lotus • Sad Trio • Relaxing Piano Music • Music for Manatees  All by Kevin Macleod Along with ‘Time to Run Finale' by Dexter Britain

Episode 19 (S4). Past guests and members of the Senate call-in and talk about "whatever is on their minds!" Intro, 0:00 – 3:49 Rob takes the crew of the Ancient Rome Refocused show to Britain, where through social media holds a street party in West London. Famous ancients show up, with rappers and musicians. The London police break it up with tear gas, but Rob dutifully goes back to his apartment in Knightsbridge to start the show. 3:50 – 5:38 Call in – Caller talks about the episode "I'm the Emperor and you're not." 5:39 – 8:54 Rob intros excerpt from "I'm the Emperor and you're not." 5:57 – 8:10 Past episode where Rob rants about the influences on an Emperors psyche. 8:12 – 9:09 Call in - Tom from Arkansas talks about owls and what they mean symbolically. 9:11 – 9: 48 Rob talks about his hobby of taking a digital recorder when he travels. 9:50 – 15:23 Chicago location - Rob is standing in front of the Harold Washington Library. Something is staring down at him from the roof. What is that? Could it be? Owls? Really? What's up with that? 15:24 - 17:15 Rob likes the podcast Twilight Histories. "Who better to take us to worlds of our imagination than an archeologist?" Check out: https://www.twilighthistories.com/ 17:18-18:36 ROME INDUSTRIAL: Narrated by Jordan Harbour, you find yourself trying to understand this is a very different Rome, a far more advanced Rome. 18:37-19:36 Call in – Jordan Harbour, Twilight Histories, creator and host. 19:38 – 21:35 Rob intros the blog Letters to Cicero (and other dead friends). http://letterstocicero.blogspot.com/ 21:37 – 26:00 Call in - Morgan Taubert, host of Letters to Cicero (and other dead friends, calls from southern Australia 26:05 – 27:43 Rob intros the disappearance of the 9th Legion. Five thousand men walked into Caledonia and disappeared. Didn't you hear it on the news? Rob introduces the late Willaim Glover, formerly of the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation. 27:44 -29:20 Call in - The late William Glover, archeologist, talks on the Ninth Lego. 29:21 – 32:13 Rob discusses Rosemary Sutcliff's book The Eagle of the Ninth and the 1970s TV BBC series. 32:15 – 34:07 Cottia, the Iceni, tells what's it's like to pretend to be Roman. 34:08 – 35:02 Rob suggests additional reading material. 34:08 – 45:55 The following is a discussion of Queen Zenobia. He reflects on the 16th Century Opera on this Palmyra queen. Reviews Zenobia on stage and screen, and the original musical Zenobia presented in Bolingbrook, Illinois. Lorisa Julianus was the playwright and composer with Angela Salvaggione. Who produces a musical about a third century queen, and stars in it? On the show we hear one of the love songs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uukbAKsPOg4 This Chicago area actor is now starring in a movie titled The Misadventures of Mistress Man-eater a comedy adventure (Check out their Face-book page). . https://www.facebook.com/mistressmaneatermovie/ 45:00 – 47:50 Call in – Lorrisa Julianus 47:55 - 48:50 Rob introduces Vicky Alvear Schecter, author of the book Cleopatra's Moon. https://www.vickyalvearshecter.com/ 48:51 – 56:13 Call in – Vicky Alvear Schecter talks about her book Warrior Queens, and introduces us to the Nubian Queen Amanirenas, ruler of the Kingdom of Kush from c. 40 BC to c. 10 BC. Her full title was Amnirenas qore li kdwe li. Amanirenas is one of the most famous kandakes, because of her role leading Kushite armies against the Roman army. 56:15 – 57:05 CLOSING CREDITS. Rob promotes his next podcast. The title: The Case of the Caesarian Quote. Rob hears a quote that was supposed to be said by Julius Caesar. He then investigates to find the origin. Join him on his journey on Episode 20. He is then told to go to bed. After all, he was at the street party in West London. If anyone saw him there, email the show at: rob@ancientromerefocused.org.

Episode 19 (S4). Past guests and members of the Senate call-in and talk about "whatever is on their minds!" Intro, 0:00 – 3:49 Rob takes the crew of the Ancient Rome Refocused show to Britain, where through social media holds a street party in West London. Famous ancients show up, with rappers and musicians. The London police break it up with tear gas, but Rob dutifully goes back to his apartment in Knightsbridge to start the show. 3:50 – 5:38 Call in – Caller talks about the episode "I'm the Emperor and you're not." 5:39 – 8:54 Rob intros excerpt from "I'm the Emperor and you're not." 5:57 – 8:10 Past episode where Rob rants about the influences on an Emperors psyche. 8:12 – 9:09 Call in - Tom from Arkansas talks about owls and what they mean symbolically. 9:11 – 9: 48 Rob talks about his hobby of taking a digital recorder when he travels. 9:50 – 15:23 Chicago location - Rob is standing in front of the Harold Washington Library. Something is staring down at him from the roof. What is that? Could it be? Owls? Really? What's up with that? 15:24 - 17:15 Rob likes the podcast Twilight Histories. "Who better to take us to worlds of our imagination than an archeologist?" Check out: https://www.twilighthistories.com/ 17:18-18:36 ROME INDUSTRIAL: Narrated by Jordan Harbour, you find yourself trying to understand this is a very different Rome, a far more advanced Rome. 18:37-19:36 Call in – Jordan Harbour, Twilight Histories, creator and host. 19:38 – 21:35 Rob intros the blog Letters to Cicero (and other dead friends). http://letterstocicero.blogspot.com/ 21:37 – 26:00 Call in - Morgan Taubert, host of Letters to Cicero (and other dead friends, calls from southern Australia 26:05 – 27:43 Rob intros the disappearance of the 9th Legion. Five thousand men walked into Caledonia and disappeared. Didn't you hear it on the news? Rob introduces the late Willaim Glover, formerly of the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation. 27:44 -29:20 Call in - The late William Glover, archeologist, talks on the Ninth Lego. 29:21 – 32:13 Rob discusses Rosemary Sutcliff's book The Eagle of the Ninth and the 1970s TV BBC series. 32:15 – 34:07 Cottia, the Iceni, tells what's it's like to pretend to be Roman. 34:08 – 35:02 Rob suggests additional reading material. 34:08 – 45:55 The following is a discussion of Queen Zenobia. He reflects on the 16th Century Opera on this Palmyra queen. Reviews Zenobia on stage and screen, and the original musical Zenobia presented in Bolingbrook, Illinois. Lorisa Julianus was the playwright and composer with Angela Salvaggione. Who produces a musical about a third century queen, and stars in it? On the show we hear one of the love songs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uukbAKsPOg4 This Chicago area actor is now starring in a movie titled The Misadventures of Mistress Man-eater a comedy adventure (Check out their Face-book page). . https://www.facebook.com/mistressmaneatermovie/ 45:00 – 47:50 Call in – Lorrisa Julianus 47:55 - 48:50 Rob introduces Vicky Alvear Schecter, author of the book Cleopatra's Moon. https://www.vickyalvearshecter.com/ 48:51 – 56:13 Call in – Vicky Alvear Schecter talks about her book Warrior Queens, and introduces us to the Nubian Queen Amanirenas, ruler of the Kingdom of Kush from c. 40 BC to c. 10 BC. Her full title was Amnirenas qore li kdwe li. Amanirenas is one of the most famous kandakes, because of her role leading Kushite armies against the Roman army. 56:15 – 57:05 CLOSING CREDITS. Rob promotes his next podcast. The title: The Case of the Caesarian Quote. Rob hears a quote that was supposed to be said by Julius Caesar. He then investigates to find the origin. Join him on his journey on Episode 20. He is then told to go to bed. After all, he was at the street party in West London. If anyone saw him there, email the show at: rob@ancientromerefocused.org.

Slightly Foxed Editors Gail and Hazel take us between the pages of the magazine, bookmarking articles along the way. Crack the spine of the quarterly to discover T. H. White taking flying lessons, smutty book titles, a passion for romantic ruins, John Berger shadowing a remarkable GP, a rebellious Mitford ‘rescued’ by a destroyer, a night to remember on the Titanic and much more besides. From correcting proofs to welcoming writers with a host of experiences, the story of putting together an issue of enthusiasms unfolds. And in this month’s reading from the archives, a hapless apprentice at the Hogarth Press recounts his disastrous stint with the Woolfs. Please find links to books, articles, and further reading listed below. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 36 minutes; 33 seconds) Books Mentioned We may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please get in touch (mailto:anna@foxedquarterly.com) with Anna in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. - Slightly Foxed Issue 66 (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-66-published-1-jun-2020/) - Basil Street Blues (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/michael-holroyd-basil-street-blues/) , Michael Holroyd: Slightly Foxed Edition No. 29 (6:00) - England Have My Bones, T. H. White is out of print (6:47) - Inside of a Dog (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/alexandra-horowitz-inside-of-a-dog/) , Alexandra Horowitz (11:04) - The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb is out of print (13:04) - No Voice from the Hall, John Harris is out of print (14:33) - The Family from One End Street (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/eve-garnett-the-family-from-one-end-street/) , Eve Garnett (15:15) - A Taste of Paris, Theodora FitzGibbon is out of print (15:33) - A Fortunate Man (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/john-berger-a-fortunate-man/) , John Berger (19:38) - Rosemary Sutcliff’s Roman novels (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/a-set-of-rosemary-sutcliffs-roman-novels/) : Slightly Foxed Cubs (21:15) - Hons and Rebels (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/jessica-mitford-hons-and-rebels/) , Jessica Mitford: Slightly Foxed Edition No. 52, published 1 September 2020 (21:53) - A Night to Remember (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/walter-lord-a-night-to-remember/) , Walter Lord (23:50) - A Boy at the Hogarth Press (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/hogarth-press-richard-kennedy-plain-foxed/) , Richard Kennedy: Plain Foxed Edition (24:55) - House of Glass (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/hadley-freeman-house-of-glass/) , Hadley Freeman (31:47) - All the Light We Cannot See (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/anthony-doerr-all-the-light-we-cannot-see/) , Anthony Doerr (34:00) Related Slightly Foxed Articles - Underwater Heaven (https://foxedquarterly.com/maragret-drabble-charles-kingsley-water-babies-literary-review/) , Margaret Drabble on Charles Kingsley, The Water-Babies in Issue 66 (5:45) - Harvey Learns the Ropes (https://foxedquarterly.com/rudyard-kipling-captains-courageous-literary-review/) , Andrew Joynes on Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous in Issue 56 (6:24) - On the Shoulders of Giants (https://foxedquarterly.com/andrew-joynes-t-h-white-england-have-my-bones-literary-review/) , Andrew Joynes on T. H. White, England Have My Bones in Issue 66 (6:30) - Sarah Crowden on smut: Something for the Weekend (https://foxedquarterly.com/sarah-crowden-smut-book-titles-literary-review/) in Issue 32 and All in the Mind? (https://foxedquarterly.com/sarah-crowden-smut-literary-review/) in Issue 44 (7:57) - Unsung Heroes (https://foxedquarterly.com/alastair-glegg-childrens-books-literary-review/) , Alastair Glegg on learning to read at prep school in Issue 60 (9:59) - Dog’s-eye View (https://foxedquarterly.com/alexandra-horowitz-inside-of-a-dog-literary-review/) , Rebecca Willis on Alexandra Horowitz, Inside of a Dog in Issue 65 (11:04) - In Praise of Pratchett (https://foxedquarterly.com/terry-pratchett-small-gods-literary-review/) , Amanda Theunissen on Terry Pratchett, Small Gods in Issue 33 (11:33) - Streets, Streets, Streets (https://foxedquarterly.com/felicity-james-the-letters-of-charles-and-mary-lamb-literary-review/) , Felicity James on the letters of Charles and Mary Lamb in Issue 65 (13:06) - These Fragments (https://foxedquarterly.com/jon-woolcott-john-harris-no-voice-from-the-hall-literary-review/) , Jon Woolcott on John Harris, No Voice from the Hall in Issue 66 (14:33) - Keeping up Appearances (https://foxedquarterly.com/kate-tyte-eve-garnett-the-family-from-one-end-street-literary-review/) , Kate Tyte on Eve Garnett, The Family from One End Street in Issue 66 (15:15) - Simply Delicious (https://foxedquarterly.com/clive-unger-hamilton-theodora-fitzgibbon-a-taste-of-paris-literary-review/) , Clive Unger-Hamilton on Theodora FitzGibbon, A Taste of Paris in Issue 66 (15:33) - An Early-Flowering Climber (https://foxedquarterly.com/ursula-buchan-reginald-farrer-garden-writing-literary-review/) , Ursula Buchan on the plant-hunting and garden writings of Reginald Farrer in Issue 66 (16:01) - A Well-tempered Gardener (https://foxedquarterly.com/christopher-lloyd-well-tempered-gardener/) , Michael Leapman on the garden writings of Christopher Lloyd in Issue 59 (17:00) - Putting up Useful Shelves (https://foxedquarterly.com/richard-kennedy-a-boy-at-the-hogarth-press-plain-foxed-editions/) , Sue Gee on Richard Kennedy, A Boy at the Hogarth Press in Issue 20 (24:55) Other Links - Slightly Foxed Editors’ Diary (https://foxedquarterly.com/category/from-the-slightly-foxed-editors/) (0:28) - Sign up to the free Slightly Foxed email newsletter here (http://eepurl.com/dmxw1T)   - Slightly Foxed articles by Christopher Rush (https://foxedquarterly.com/contributors/rush-christopher-slightly-foxed-literary-review-magazine/) (12:46) - Little Toller Books (https://www.littletoller.co.uk/) (14:18) Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach Reading music: Dark Hallway, written and performed by Kevin MacLeod courtesy of incompetech.filmmusic.io (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/) The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by Podcastable (https://www.podcastable.co.uk/)

Biographer and academic Jane Ridley and screenwriter and novelist Daisy Goodwin join the Slightly Foxed Editors to reveal the wealth to be found in royal biographies, memoirs and historical novels. From the remarkable diaries of Queen Victoria and the extraordinary life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria to Prince Albert’s cashmere breeches, a cottage meal at Sissinghurst with the Queen Mother, and Edward VII’s many mistresses, the parade of tales about the lives and loves of royal people roams far and wide. And we go on a on a quest for Queen Mary with James Pope-Hennessy in this month’s hunt through the magazine’s archives. Please find links to books, articles, and further reading listed below. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 38 minutes; 16 seconds) Books Mentioned We may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please get in touch (mailto:anna@foxedquarterly.com) with Anna in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. - Blue Remembered Hills (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/rosemary-sutcliff-blue-remembered-hills-plain-foxed-edition/) , Rosemary Sutcliff. Plain Foxed Edition published 1 March 2020 (2:15)   - Browse and buy (https://foxedquarterly.com/products/slightly-foxed-best-first-biography-prize-2019/) the shortlisted titles for the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize 2019 (2:50) - Victoria (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/daisy-goodwin-victoria/) , Daisy Goodwin (4:10) - Bertie: A Life of Edward VII (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/jane-ridley-bertie-slightly-foxed/) , Jane Ridley (4:27) - The historical novels of Jean Plaidy are out of print (16:39) - The Fortune Hunter (https://www.headline.co.uk/titles/daisy-goodwin/the-fortune-hunter/9780755348114/) , Daisy Goodwin (17:18) - Victoria (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/jane-ridley-victoria-penguin-monarchs) (Penguin Monarchs series), Jane Ridley (22:49) - Queen Mary (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/james-pope-hennessy-queen-mary/) , James Pope-Hennessy (22:46) - The Quest for Queen Mary (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/james-pope-hennessy-hugo-vickers-the-quest-for-queen-mary) , James Pope-Hennessy, Ed. Hugo Vickers (31.02) - The Honjin Murders (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/seishi-yokomizo-the-honjin-murders/) , Seishi Yokomizo (33:33) - Lady in Waiting (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/anne-glenconner-lady-in-waiting/) , Anne Glenconner (34:24) - The Journals of Kenneth Rose: Volume One 1944-1979 (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/kenneth-rose-whos-in-whos-out-journals-vol-i/) & Volume Two 1979-2014 (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/kenneth-rose-who-loses-who-wins-journals-vol-ii/) , Ed. D. R. Thorpe (36:04) Related Slightly Foxed Articles - The Purple Moth (https://foxedquarterly.com/james-pope-hennessy-queen-mary-literary-review/) , Jane Ridley on James Pope-Hennessy, Queen Mary in Issue 41 (25:13) Other Links - The Petersfield Bookshop (https://www.petersfieldbookshop.com/) (1:30) - The Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize (https://foxedquarterly.com/category/best-first-biography-prize/) (2:42) - Queen Victoria’s Journals (http://www.queenvictoriasjournals.org/home.do) (5:13) Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach Reading music: Nimrod from Enigma Variations by Elgar The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by Podcastable (https://www.podcastable.co.uk/)

Kaytee and Mindy are chatting this week while Meredith hosts a leadership retreat in Waco, TX. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: stealing a book out of the hands of a reader, and helping another rediscover her love of “fun” reading. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve got YA and WWII and memoir and coming-of-age novels to chat about and we cannot wait to share those opinions with you! For our deep dive this week, we are chatting about the kids’ book club that Mindy started for her 11 year old son. We’re talking about logistics and book picks and what the kiddos talk about, and it’s a great discussion that’s sure to inspire a reader in your life. Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: one from a new “author crush” and one that has been referenced so many times on the podcast that it has finally earned its place on the Press list. As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . . Bookish Moments: 4:04 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman Current Reads: 5:19 - Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid 13:10 - One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus 15:29 - One of Us is Next by Karen McManus 16:05 - The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China by Frank Langfitt 16:31 - @montanaonlineteacher on Instagram 20:14 - From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein 23:18 - The Gatekeepers: How White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency by Chris Whipple 23:20 - Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? by Alyssa Mastromonoco 24:11 - The Winemaker’s Wife by Kristin Harmel 27:27 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal 28:03 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery 31:03 - How to Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy Montgomery Deep Dive into Kids’ Book Clubs: 36:42 - Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 36:44 - Hatchet by Gary Paulsen 37:55 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 40:59 - The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff 43:30 - Book Club discussion questions 46:16 - Other books the boys have discussed: Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend, Holes by Louis Sachar Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 47:08 - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds 47:26 - Dataclysm by Christian Rudder 48:09 - @cheesehead.reader on Instagram 48:10 - @katieproctorwritesandreads on Instagram 48:32 - Scribd membership - try it for 60 days free! 51:39 - Ghost by Jason Reynolds 52:45 - Season 1, Episode 3 52:47 - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 54:31 - The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Gail, Hazel and host Philippa are transported to Orkney as they explore the life and works of the poet and novelist George Mackay Brown OBE. Together with his biographer Maggie Fergusson and Colin Waters of the Scottish Poetry Library, they bring to light a writer who was at once a solitary soul and a raconteur, a lover and a drinker, a member of the Edinburgh literati yet fame-shy. From the oft-recited ‘Hamnavoe’ to the Booker-nominated ‘Beside the Ocean of Time’ Mackay Brown’s work sings of his island roots, interweaving life and social history with myth and legend. In this month’s travels through the magazine’s archives, Christopher Robbins and Rory Murphy tackle the high falutin literary rap of ‘Finnegans Wake’, and there are the usual wide-ranging recommendations for reading off the beaten track too. Please find links to books, articles, and further reading listed below. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 39 minutes; 59 seconds) Books Mentioned We may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please get in touch (mailto:anna@foxedquarterly.com) with Anna in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. Rosemary Sutcliff’s Roman novels (https://foxedquarterly.com/products/rosemary-sutcliff-classic-childrens-books/) : The Eagle of the Ninth and The Silver Branch (1:30) Slightly Foxed Issue 63 (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-63-published-1-september-2019/) (2:17) The Scots Kitchen (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/fm-mcneill-scots-kitchen/) , F. M. McNeill (2:39) The Balkan Trilogy (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/olivia-manning-balkan-trilogy/) , Olivia Manning (2:56) Gaudy Night (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/gaudy-night/) , Dorothy L. Sayers (3:01) Boy (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/roald-dahl-boy/) and Going Solo (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/roald-dahl-going-solo-no-49/) , Roald Dahl (3:13) Attrib (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/eley-williams-attrib-and-other-stories/) , Eley Williams (5:15) Cousin Rosamund, the third title in Rebecca West’s Saga of the Century trilogy, is out of print (5:53) The Outrun (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/amy-liptrot-the-outrun-slightly-foxed/) , Amy Liptrot (6:04) George Mackay Brown: The Life, Maggie Fergusson is out of print (7:21) Greenvoe (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/george-mackey-brown-greenvoe/) , George Mackay Brown (19:20) Following a Lark: Poems, George Mackay Brown is out of print (21:05) Beside the Ocean of Time (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/geroge-mackay-brown-beside-the-ocean-of-time/) , George Mackay Brown (21:15) Finnegans Wake (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/james-joyce-finnegans-wake/) , James Joyce (24:54) Jeremy, Hugh Walpole is out of print (33:31) Slow Horses (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/mick-herron-slow-horses/) and Joe Country (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/mick-herron-joe-country/) , Mick Herron (34:57) Leaving Alexandria (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/richard-holloway-leaving-alexandria/) , Richard Holloway (36:21) Noctuary (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/niall-campbell-noctuary/) , Niall Campbell (37:28) Nobody Hates Trump More Than Trump (https://shopcatalog.com/nobody-hates-trump-more-than-trump/) , David Shields (37:51) Related Slightly Foxed Articles  Porridge and the Shorter Catechism (https://foxedquarterly.com/f-m-mcneill-the-scots-kitchen-literary-review/) , Morag MacInnes on F. M. McNeill, The Scots Kitchen, Issue 63 (2:36) Hauntings (https://foxedquarterly.com/dorothy-l-sayers-gaudy-night-literary-review/) , Michèle Roberts on Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night, Issue 63 (3:01) Sound Nonsense (https://foxedquarterly.com/james-joyce-finnegans-wake-literary-review/) , Christopher Robbins on James Joyce, Finnegans Wake, Issue 22 (25:03) Other Links The Scottish Poetry Library (https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/) , Edinburgh (7:23) ‘Hamnavoe’ by George Mackay Brown is available to read in full on The Poetry Archive (https://www.poetryarchive.org/poem/hamnavoe) (12:58) Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach Farewell to Stromness by Peter Maxwell Davies The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by Podcastable (https://www.podcastable.co.uk/)

Just who are literary festivals for and why do we love them so much? Gail, Steph and host Philippa go backstage with Anne Oxborough of the well-established Ways With Words and Michael Pugh of recent start-up the Llangwm Literary Festival to find out more. From the delights of surprise-hit speakers, post-show river swims, vodka-fuelled poetry sessions and the rise of fancy food stalls to the horrors of airborne green rooms, bacon-roll bust-ups and rail replacement buses, the conversation ranges far and wide in the usual Slightly Foxed way. In this month’s audio-adventure through the magazine’s archives the writer and performer A. F. Harrold goes speed-dating with Iris Murdoch at Cheltenham Literature Festival and, to finish, there’s the usual round-up of recommended reading from off the beaten track. Please find links to books, articles, and further reading listed below. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 38 minutes; 42 seconds) Books Mentioned Slightly Foxed Issue 63 (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-63-published-1-september-2019/) (2:27) Boy (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/roald-dahl-boy/) , Roald Dahl (2:32) The Eagle of the Ninth (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/the-eagle-of-the-ninth/) and The Silver Branch (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/the-silver-branch-published-1-sept-2019/) , Rosemary Sutcliff (2:37) Corduroy (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/corduroy-plain-foxed-edition/) , Adrian Bell (2:42) The Salt Path (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/raynor-winn-salt-path/) , Raynor Winn (15:52) This Is Going to Hurt (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/adam-kay-this-is-going-to-hurt/) , Adam Kay (24:05) Julian of Norwich: A Very Brief History (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/janina-ramirez-julian-of-norwich/%20‎) , Janina Ramirez (25:11) The Sea, The Sea (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/iris-murdoch-the-sea-the-sea/) , Iris Murdoch (27:07) Take Nothing with You (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/patrick-gale-take-nothing-with-me/) , Patrick Gayle (33:23) The British in India (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/david-gilmour-british-in-india/) , David Gilmour (34:50) The Silence of the Girls (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/pat-barker-silence-of-the-girls/) , Pat Barker (35:44) Travels in a Dervish Cloak (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/isambard-wilkinson-travels-dervish-cloak/) , Isambard Wilkinson (36:40) Related Slightly Foxed Articles  A Date with Iris (https://foxedquarterly.com/a-date-with-iris-murdoch-slightly-foxed-magazine/) , A. F. Harrold on the novels of Iris Murdoch, Issue 25  Other Links Oxford Literary Festival (https://oxfordliteraryfestival.org/) (1:00) Sea Fever Literary Festival (https://www.seafeverliteraryfestival.com/) , Wells-next-the-Sea (1:08) The Festival of Book Clubs, a one-day annual festival in Hook in the autumn (3:38) Slightly Foxed Autumn Launch at One Tree Books (https://foxedquarterly.com/autumn-launch-party-one-tree-books/) , Petersfield. Tuesday 10 September, 6.30–8 p.m. (4:15) Ways With Words: Festivals of Words and Ideas (https://www.wayswithwords.co.uk/) , Dartington, Keswick and Southwold (5:05) Llangwm Literary Festival (http://www.llangwmlitfest.co.uk/) , Pembrokeshire (6:18) Hay Festival (https://www.hayfestival.com/home) , Hay-on-Wye (18:01) Cheltenham Literature Festival (https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/literature) and Edinburgh International Book Festival (https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/) (18:08) Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by Podcastable (https://www.podcastable.co.uk/)

Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Rosemary Sutcliff, and the scope of the books we love. Happy February!   In the first half of this episode, we discuss small world vs wide world in novels – do we like small communities or novels

Gail, Hazel and Jennie talk to the artist and illustrator (and master of pastiche) David Eccles about the craft of marrying image and text. The actress Petra Markham takes to the airwaves with Posy Simmonds, and the printmaker Angie Lewin recalls her experience of being commissioned for a Slightly Foxed cover. **Books Mentioned** * Hugh Trevor-Roper, [The Last Days of Hitler](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/hugh-trevor-roper-last-days-of-hitler/) * Richard Kennedy, [A Boy at the Hogarth Press & A Parcel of Time](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/hogarth-press-richard-kennedy-plain-foxed/)  * Gwen Raverat, [Period Piece](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/period-piece-plain-foxed-edition-published-1-sept/) * E. H. Shepard, [Drawn from Memory and Drawn from Life](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/drawn-from-memory-no-44-drawn-from-life-no-45/) * A. A. Milne, [Winnie-the-Pooh](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/a-a-milne-winnie-the-pooh/) * Christopher Matthew, [Now We are Sixty](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/christopher-matthew-david-eccles-now-we-are-sixty/), with decorations by David Eccles  * The Slightly Foxed Cubs edition of The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff will be published in September 2019 * Posy Simmond’s latest book, [Cassandra Darke](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/posy-simmonds-cassandra-darke/) * Flowers for Mrs Harris by Paul Gallico is also known as [Mrs Harris Goes to Paris](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/paul-gallico-mrs-harris-goes-to-paris/), and is available in a single volume together with [Mrs Harris Goes to New York](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/paul-gallico-mrs-harris-goes-to-paris/).  * Elizabeth Jenkins, [The Tortoise and the Hare](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/elizabeth-jenkins-tortoise-and-the-hare/) * Mathias Enard, [Compass](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/mathias-enard-compass-fitzcarraldo-editions/) * Kathleen Hale’s autobiography, A Slender Reputation, is out of print, but we may be able to get hold of second-hand copies. Please [get in touch](https://foxedquarterly.com/help/) for details **Related Slightly Foxed Articles & Illustrations** * A wood engraving by [Hilary Paynter](http://hilarypaynter.com/) illustrates Adam Sisman’s article on The Last Days of Hitler in Slightly Foxed Issue 61 * [Slightly Foxed Issue 60](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-60-published-1-december-2018/) features the illustration ‘Office Life’ by Posy Simmonds * Christopher Robbins’s article on [Finnegans Wake](https://foxedquarterly.com/james-joyce-finnegans-wake-literary-review/) was published in [Slightly Foxed Issue 22](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-22/) * Angie Lewin is a printmaker and was the cover artist for [Slightly Foxed Issue 27](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-27/) * James Nunn provided a pastiche of Eric Ravilious for the cover of [Slightly Foxed Issue 17](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-17/) * Maggie Fergusson’s article on [Flowers for Mrs Harris](https://foxedquarterly.com/paul-gallico-flowers-for-mrs-harris-literary-review/) was published in [Slightly Foxed Issue 20](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-20/) * Nigel Andrew’s article on The Tortoise and the Hare was published in [Slightly Foxed Issue 60](https://foxedquarterly.com/elizabeth-jenkins-virago-hare-and-tortoise/) **Other Links** * The shortlist for the [2018 Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize](https://foxedquarterly.com/slightly-foxed-best-first-biography-prize-shortlist-2018/).The award party will be held at [Maggs Bros](https://www.maggs.com/) * A full list of Slightly Foxed stockists can be found on our website: [Stockists](https://foxedquarterly.com/category/stockists/) * For subscriptions to Slightly Foxed magazine, visit [www.foxedquarterly.com](https://foxedquarterly.com/) **Thanks to** Angie Le...

In Episode 3: Stet, Gail, Hazel and Anna discuss the art of editing with author and creative writing teacher Sue Gee, and Helen Bourne delves into the dark side of Beatrix Potter. [www.foxedquarterly.com/pod](www.foxedquarterly.com/pod) Books Mentioned * Our series of historical novels by Ronald Welch can be found [here](https://foxedquarterly.com/products/the-carey-novels-by-ronald-welch/) * Issue 60 of Slightly Foxed * Our series of Rosemary Sutcliff’s books will be published in September, starting with The Eagle of the Ninth * Sue Gee’s novels include Spring Will Be Ours (1988), Reading in Bed (2007) and Trio (2016). The Mysteries of Glass (2004) was longlisted for the Orange prize (now the [Women’s Prize for Fiction](https://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/)) * Raymond Carver’s What We Talk About When We Talk About Love was edited by Gordon Lish and is available [here](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/raymond-carver-short-story-collection/) * Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Mr Tod is available [here](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/beatrix-potter-tale-of-mr-tod/) * Beatrix Potter, [The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/beatrix-potter-tale-of-squirrel-nutkin/) * Beatrix Potter, [The Tale of Jeremy Fisher](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/beatrix-potter-tale-of-mr-jeremy-fisher/) * Beatrix Potter, [The Tale of Pigling Bland](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/beatrix-potter-tale-of-pigling-bland/) * Beatrix Potter, [The Tailor of Gloucester](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/beatrix-potter-tailor-of-gloucester/) * Kate Atkinson’s novels include [Transcription](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/kate-atkinson-transcription/), [Human Croquet](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/kate-atkinson-human-croquet/), [Behind the Scenes at the Museum](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/kate-atkinson-behind-the-scenes-at-the-museum/), [Emotionally Weird](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/kate-atkinson-emotionally-weird/) * James Hamilton-Paterson, [Gerontius](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/james-hamilton-paterson-gerontius/) * Stet by Diana Athill is out of print, but we may be able to get hold of second hand copies. Please [get in touch](https://foxedquarterly.com/help/) for details * Jean Rhys, [Wide Sargasso Sea](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/jean-rhys-wide-sargasso-sea/) * Ronald Blythe’s Word from Wormingford: A Parish Year is out of print, but we may be able to get hold of second hand copies. Please [get in touch](https://foxedquarterly.com/help/) for details Related Slightly Foxed Articles & Illustrations * The cover artist for the Summer issue of Slightly Foxed will be [Chloe Cheese](https://www.stjudesprints.co.uk/collections/chloe-cheese) * Sue Gee’s articles have appeared in Issues [1](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/quarterly-issue-1/), [5](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-5/), [8](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-8/), [14](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-14/), [17](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-17/), [18](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-18/), [20](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-20/), [24](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-24/), [28](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-28-diana-athil-sebald/), [32](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-32/), [36](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-literary-review-magazine-back-issues-no-36/), [40](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-40/), [42](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-42/), [49](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/issue-49-march-2016/), [50](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/issue-50-summer-2016/), [51](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-51/), [55](https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-literary-magazine-issue-55/), [56](https://foxedquarterly...

We're joined by author and editor Matthew Hughes in this episode. Matt talks about his first love in sf: Jack Vance's "The Dragon Masters", as well as Galactic Derelict by Andre Norton, along with his discovery of Asimov, Heinlein, Bradbury and AE van Vogt. He also discusses some of the historical fiction novelists who influenced him, such as Geoffrey Trease, Henry Treece and Rosemary Sutcliff. Matt talks about being "a guy just passing through" as he shares stories from his early years, starting with an unstable home life where his father, trying to stay one step ahead of money problems, occasionally uprooted the family at a moment's notice — sometimes in the middle of the night to move half-way around the world. There's the story of his teenaged knife fight. And he tells us how taking LSD made him a nicer person. We also hear about Matt's evolution as a writer, from the teenager writing stories, to the newspaper reporter and editor, to the go-to speechwriter for Canadian federal politicians, their provincial counterparts in BC, and business leaders as well. He talks about his first sale of a fictional story, "Fishface and the Leg", and how he developed his career writing crime stories, and science fiction and fantasy. Matt also shares details of the new speculative fiction novel he's developing, about a man in his Jack-Vance-Dying-Earth-inspired world who wakes up with amnesia and finds himself on the road to a confrontation with wizards. Our interview took place in October 2018 at the Vancouver Science Fiction, Fantasy and Games Convention (VCon). You can learn more about Matthew Hughes and his stories on his website: https://www.matthewhughes.org To listen to Invaders From Planet 3, or subscribe, visit Libsyn, iTunes, Stitcher, Overcast and Spotify. Be sure to rate and review the show while you're there!  

This is a good place to start if you have never listened before. In this episode, I go from the tomes of Gildas and Bede to the novels of Rosemary Sutcliff in an effort to do the best possible overview of the coming of the Saxons. Enjoy!

Warrior Scarlet by Rosemary Sutcliff is a book set in the transition from Bronze to Iron Age, but that's the least interesting thing about it. I talk to Dr. Helen Chittock of the University of Oxford and Dr. Julia Farley of the British Museum about the history of archaeological theory as demonstrated by this book written in 1958.

Andrew and the Andrews: a match made in heaven. Who better to sit at the BiblioFiles table than the beloved mover-and-shaker of the classical education world and our dear friend, Andrew Kern? We couldn't think of anyone better to help us tackle the bedrock of the Great Conversation. And boy, we were right. This time we're talking Homer, and this is a must-hear episode! The length of the podcast might have gotten a leeeee-tle out of hand--but what did you expect?? We sure weren't going to cut any of it out.Referenced Works:–The Illiad and The Odyssey of Homer–An Experiment in Criticism by C.S. Lewis–The Children's Homer by Padraic Colum–Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff–www.circeinstitute.org CiRCE Blog Lost Tools of Writing 2017 Regional Conference

The Eagle is a historical drama directed by Kevin MacDonald and adapted from Rosemary Sutcliff’s 1954 historical novel The Eagle of the Ninth. Set in Britain during 140 AD, it tells the story of a young Roman officer (Channing Tatum) and his slave (Jamie Bell), who venture to the North of England in order to find the eagle standard of an ill-fated legion who disappeared several years before. Duncan Kenworthy has produced several British films, including Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Lawn Dogs (1997), Notting Hill (1999) and Love Actually (2003) and he has wanted to make this film for a number of years. I recently spoke with him about its development, the historical accuracy of the piece, choosing Kevin MacDonald as director and the current state of the British film industry after the closure of the UK Film Council.File Download (0:00 min / 17 MB)

Rosemary Sutcliff began her career as a painter of miniatures and some of her work was shown at the Royal Academy. Since turning to writing, she has produced 43 books, most of which are historical novels for children. She particularly enjoys setting them in Roman Britain. In conversation with Roy Plomley, she talks about her career, about the difficulties caused by arthritis since she was a child and she chooses the eight records that she would take to the mythical island.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams Book: Kim by Rudyard Kipling Luxury: Flowers delivered daily by bottle

Rosemary Sutcliff began her career as a painter of miniatures and some of her work was shown at the Royal Academy. Since turning to writing, she has produced 43 books, most of which are historical novels for children. She particularly enjoys setting them in Roman Britain. In conversation with Roy Plomley, she talks about her career, about the difficulties caused by arthritis since she was a child and she chooses the eight records that she would take to the mythical island. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams Book: Kim by Rudyard Kipling Luxury: Flowers delivered daily by bottle