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Anne Askew’s Unyielding Spirit
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In this week’s mini episode, we’re talking about Anne Askew, a Tudor writer, poet, and Protestant preacher who was conde... Read more
15 Aug 2023
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Janet Lewis — The Wife of Martin Guerre with Iris Jamahl Dunkle
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Set in 16th-century France and published in 1941, Janet Lewis’s “The Wife of Martin Guerre” revolves around one woman's ... Read more
8 Aug 2023
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Episode 151: Elspeth Barker — O Caledonia
Episode 151: Elspeth Barker — O Caledonia
In this week’s mini we discuss Elspeth Barker, a Scottish writer raised in Drumtochty Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, w... Read more
1 Aug 2023
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18mins
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Elizabeth Smart — By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept with Rosemary Sullivan and Maya Gallus
Elizabeth Smart — By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept with Rosemary Sullivan and Maya Gallus
When Elizabeth Smart’s 1945 poetic prose novel “By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept” was reissued in 1966, Ange... Read more
25 Jul 2023
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Jane White — Quarry with Helen Hughes
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When Jane White’s gripping and unsettling debut novel Quarry was first published in 1967, a review in The Scotsman calle... Read more
27 Jun 2023
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Theodora Keogh — Street Music with Maud Newton
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