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A Tale of Two Cities: Part 2, Chapters 7-13

Welcome back to our ongoing conversation about Charles Dickens’ classic novel! In this episode, we discuss what the book is revealing itself to be about, the question of villainy in the story, the importance of the historical context, the differences in the various men who love Lucie, Dickens use of symblism, and much more. Happy listening! Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Mansfield Park: The Q&A Episode

Welcome to our Mansfield Park Q&A extravaganza. More than 105 minutes of deep diving into your very good questions about Jane Austen’s novel. We talk about whether this really is Austen’s best novel, the role of Sir Thomas in the dénouement of the story, the question of nature vs nurture, and much, much, much more. Happy listening! Note: no video for this one. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

A Tale of Two Cities: Book 2, Chapters 1-6

We’re back with another conversation on Charles Dickens’ classical novel, and this time we discuss the introduction of Sidney Carton and Charles Darnay—and the way Dickens employs doubling to develop them as characters alongside the key themes of the book. Plus: a great Dickens-ism, a few wonderful scenes, chat on Dickens and dialogue, questions about how Dickens writes women, and much more. Happy listening! Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Monthly Mystery: The Hound of the Baskervilles

As we begin our second season of Monthly Mysteries, it’s time to finally discuss the most famous of all detectives. Join us as we dig into Sherlock Holmes and John Watson’s adventure in a mysterious village as they pursue a villainous murderer. As always, we go dig into what makes The Hound of the Baskervilles a good novel before discuss the various categories and introducing some new ones. Happy listening! Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

A Tale of Two Cities: Book 1, Chapters 1-6

Over the years, many of you have asked us to discuss a Dickens novel and it’s finally time! Over the next several episodes we are going to dig into A Tale of Two Cities. But fair warning: as we get into the book we do spend some time explaining why we’re not necessarily Dickens enthusiasts, before getting into what really works well. (Don’t worry, we won’t dwell further on the things we don’t love, but it would be strange to not address it given our collective reputation on this count). Happy listening! Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.