Season 2
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Picnic at Hanging Rock, and Other Classics for Summer – Episode 23
From the Arctic Circle to the South Pole and both sides of the globe, here’s six classics which will take you on an adventure this summer (and a little time travel, too!). Links / Further Reading:The Green Ray, by Jules Verne (Wikisource)Picnic at Hanging Rock – Book review by O of On BookesThe Endurance – Continue reading
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Empire and Extravagance – Reading Émile Zola – Episode 22
Today, we venture back to 19th-century Imperial France, in two vivid novels of Émile Zola: The Ladies’ Paradise (Au Bonheur des Dames) and The Kill (La Curée). Links / Further Reading:Zoladdiction 2018 – FandaClassiclit blog Continue reading
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“Humanzees” and The Island of Doctor Moreau – Episode 21
A magazine article provoked me to re-read H. G. Well’s sci-fi horror classic, The Island of Doctor Moreau. Join my trip back in time as I talk about a Soviet scientist, a British author, and human-chimpanzee people. Sources / Further Reading:“It’s Time to Make Human-Chimp Hybrids” by David BarashArticles referencing Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov: H. G. Continue reading
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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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