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The History of Literature #252 – The Brontes’ Secret Scandal (with Finola Austin)
Novelist Finola Austin joins Jacke for a discussion of her new novel Bronte’s Mistress, which provides a fascinating new perspective on one of literature’s most famous families. FINOLA AUSTIN, also known as the Secret Victorianist on her award-winning blog, is an England-born, Northern Ireland-raised, Brooklyn-based historical novelist and lover of the 19th century. By day,… Continue reading
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The History of Literature #238 – The Seven Deadly Sins
As with Santa’s reindeer or Snow White’s seven dwarves, we all know the phrase “Seven Deadly Sins” even if we struggle to remember the exact list. But who came up with this concept? And who decided that Pride, Envy, Wrath, Lust, Sloth, Greed, and Gluttony were the seven qualities deserving of this ignominious honor? In… Continue reading
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The History of Literature #182 – Darkness and Light (with Jessica Harper)
http://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL7295372840.mp3 Jessica Harper has had the kind of life it would take ten memoirs to capture. Born in 1949, she went from a childhood in Illinois to a career as a Broadway singer, a Hollywood actor and movie star, a songwriter, an author of children’s books, an author of cookbooks, and now a podcaster. Along… Continue reading