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Gothic thriller The Midnight Queen (1863) was written by May Agnes Fleming, a prolific Canadian author who specialized in churning out binge-worthy books, making her one of the nation’s first best-selling authors. Our guest is Canadian literary historian and author Brian Busby of The Dusty Bookcase. Discussed in this episode: The Midnight Queen by May Agnes FlemingThe Dusty Bookcase Alexandre DumasL.M. MontgomeryThe New York MercuryPhiladelphia’s Saturday NightThe Tempest by William ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareMarion, the Story of an Artist’s Model by Winnifred EatonBrad Bigelow and Neglected BooksBuffy The Vampire Slayer Do Evil in Return by Margaret MillarThe Untempered Wind by Joanna E. WoodKamouraska by Anne HéberFor episodes and show notes, visit:  LostLadiesofLit.com Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit.  Follow Kim on twitter @kaskew.  Sign up for our newsletter: LostLadiesofLit.com Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast

Gothic thriller The Midnight Queen (1863) was written by May Agnes Fleming, a prolific Canadian author who specialized in churning out binge-worthy books, making her one of the nation’s first best-selling authors. Our guest is Canadian literary historian and author Brian Busby of The Dusty Bookcase. Discussed in this episode: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2950/2950-h/2950-h.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Midnight Queen by May Agnes Fleming</a><a href="https://brianbusby.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Dusty Bookcase</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Dumas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alexandre Dumas</a><a href="https://lmmontgomery.ca/about/lmm/her-life" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">L.M. Montgomery</a><a href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030492/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The New York Mercury</a><a href="https://www.loc.gov/item/sn84026095/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Philadelphia’s Saturday Night</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tempest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Tempest by William Shakespeare</a><a href="http://shakespeare.mit.edu/romeo_juliet/full.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Marion-Story-Artists-Winnifred-Eaton/dp/077353962X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marion, the Story of an Artist’s Model by Winnifred Eaton</a><a href="http://bradbigelow.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brad Bigelow and Neglected Books</a><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118276/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buffy The Vampire Slayer </a><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/538887/do-evil-in-return-by-margaret-millar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Do Evil in Return by Margaret Millar</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/untempered-wind-Joanna-Wood/dp/B00AQDSNP0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Untempered Wind by Joanna E. Wood</a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/115805.Kamouraska" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kamouraska by Anne Héber</a>For episodes and show notes, visit: <a href="https://www.lostladiesoflit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LostLadiesofLit.com</a> Follow us on instagram <a href="https://instagram.com/lostladiesoflit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostladiesoflit</a>. Follow Kim on twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/kaskew" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@kaskew</a>. Sign up for our newsletter: <a href="https://www.lostladiesoflit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LostLadiesofLit.com</a> Email us: <a href="https://www.lostladiesoflit.com/contact" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast</a>

May Agnes Fleming  — The Midnight Queen with Brian Busby

As weird as it might seem today, people from New York used to come up to Montreal for a good time. Gambling houses, drugs, clubs, fast women... Montreal was one of the coolest places to be in post-war North America. Fun, racy, naughty...for a few fleeting years Montreal had a real Noir vibe.  A handful of cheap, disposable novels captured this era in ways that more main stream novels never could. According to literary historian Brian Busby, their colour and detail provide an important historical record. These nine pulp fiction paperbacks documented the landscape and life of the period in an exciting, unusual way. They've since been largely ignored by historians and, in some cases, hidden by their authors.  I met with Busby to talk about Sugarpuss on Dorchester Street, The Executioner and other such titles, and why this series of paperbacks is worthy of our attention.

As weird as it might seem today, people from New York used to come up to Montreal for a good time. Gambling houses, drugs, clubs, fast women... Montreal was one of the coolest places to be in post-war North America. Fun, racy, naughty...for a few fleeting years Montreal had a real Noir vibe.  A handful of cheap, disposable novels captured this era in ways that more main stream novels never could. According to literary historian Brian Busby, their colour and detail provide an important historical record. These nine pulp fiction paperbacks documented the landscape and life of the period in an exciting, unusual way. They've since been largely ignored by historians and, in some cases, hidden by their authors.  I met with Busby to talk about Sugarpuss on Dorchester Street, The Executioner and other such titles, and why this series of paperbacks is worthy of our attention.

Brian Busby on Montreal Noir and its Pulp Fiction

I met recently with literary historian Brian Busby to talk about 'Literary Montreal', poet John Glassco, plaques and the Writers' Chapel of St James the Apostle Anglican Church.

I met recently with literary historian <a href="http://brianbusby.blogspot.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brian Busby</a> to talk about 'Literary Montreal', poet John Glassco, plaques and <a href="http://www.writerschapeltrust.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Writers' Chapel</a> of St James the Apostle Anglican Church.

Brian Busby on Literary Montreal