EPISODE 4. Ellen Wood, ”East Lynne” (1861), Part One

2021-06-15

Chapters 1-14. 0:00—The popularity of novels. 8:30—Ellen Wood biography. 12:30—Publication. 14:11—Isabel Vane and her father. 16:00—Carlyle meets Isabel. 16:45—Isabel, Emma & Levison. 19:30—Welcome to East (and West) Lynne. 20:24—Aristocracy, gentry, professional. 28:00—Isabel dazzles. 29:40—Barbara & Carlyle. 30:04—Interlude. 30:47—Corny. 33:05—Death and destitution. 34:00—Anti-Semitism. 40:40—Isabel, Emma & Levison again. 44:23—Carlyle to the...

Chapters 1-14. 0:00—The popularity of novels. 8:30—Ellen Wood biography. 12:30—Publication. 14:11—Isabel Vane and her father. 16:00—Carlyle meets Isabel. 16:45—Isabel, Emma & Levison. 19:30—Welcome to East (and West) Lynne. 20:24—Aristocracy, gentry, professional. 28:00—Isabel dazzles. 29:40—Barbara & Carlyle. 30:04—Interlude. 30:47—Corny. 33:05—Death and destitution. 34:00—Anti-Semitism. 40:40—Isabel, Emma & Levison again. 44:23—Carlyle to the rescue.

Chapters 15-19. 45:21—Interlude. 46:05—Mean girls. 52:00—A wild Hare. 54:41—Jealous women. 56:50—Isabel vs. Barbara. 58:00—Murder. 1:00:36—Isabel, Barbara, Carlyle.

Text: Ellen Wood, East Lynne, 1861. Oxford Univ. Press, 2008.

Interludes: Johannes Brahms, Piano Quartet No. 1, Op. 25 (1861), performed at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2012, by musicians from the Ravinia Steans Music Institute.

Illustration: Ellen (Mrs. Henry) Wood (detail), by Joseph Sydney Willis Hodges (1875), Wikimedia.

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