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Heather Ordover

CraftLit

A Books , Arts and Education podcast

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CraftLit — Annotated Audiobooks for Busy People Love classic literature…or wish you did? CraftLit is a weekly podcast featuring classic audiobook chapters paired with entertaining literary commentary that makes great books easier—and more fun—to understand. Host Heather Ordover explains historical references, vocabulary, and cultural context before each chapter so listeners can fully enjoy the story. Think of it as a global book club for classic literature, perfect for listening while commuting, crafting, walking, or doing chores. CraftLit has been in continuous weekly production since 2006, making it one of the longest-running literature podcasts. Listeners also send in voicemail comments that keep the show feeling like a lively reading group. Authors featured include: • Jane Austen • Mark Twain • Elizabeth Gaskell • Mary Shelley • Wilkie Collins • Alexandre Dumas • Robert Louis Stevenson Recent and current readings include Mark Twain’s Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc and Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cranford. Classic audiobooks—because loving great books in a busy world is tough.

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I Moved to Philly and I Need Your Ideas! (CraftLit Update)

5 min

So... I just moved to Philadelphia, and this week has been all boxes and chaos. So no new episode this week, but I hope to be back next week. Come see the new room in the video! Also, a contest: every move, I come up with a fun new opening line for the podcast — but nothing I've tried for Philly feels right. Send me your Philly-themed ideas! If I get enough good ones, I'll feature them in upcoming episodes and let listeners vote. You can send your ideas to: 📞 206-350-1642 | ✉️ heather@craftlit.com. Happy 4th of July to my fellow Americans! *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 *SUPPORT THE SHOW!* • CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available) *All tiers and benefits are also available as* —*YouTube Channel Memberships* —*Ko-Fi* https://ko-fi.com/craftlit —*NEW* at CraftLit.com — Premium Memberships https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ *IF you want to join a particular Book or Watch Patry but you don't want to join any of the above membership options*, please use PayPal.me/craftlit or CraftLit @ Venmo and include what you want to attend in the message field. Please give us at least 24 hours to get your message and add you to the attendee list. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for iOS or Android (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642

CraftLit + Nancy Drew Update

10 min

REMINDER: CraftLit’s Patreon will go away this July. If you need help moving from Patreon to Supercast please comment here and we’ll get you sorted! It's been a rough few months. Between a nasty virus, a torn cornea (multiple times), and an upcoming move to Philadelphia, things got delayed. But we're getting back on track. If you have a Nancy Drew (or Hardy Boys, Bobbsey Twins, Rover Boys) story to share, we want to hear it! 📞 206-350-1642 | ✉️ heather@craftlit.com. Put NANCY DREW in the subject line so it doesn't get missed.

Big CraftLit Update: Moby Dick, Supercast, Premium Audio, and Holiday Playlists

10 min

Here's a mid-December update from Heather with some important CraftLit news. We're officially moving CraftLit off Patreon and onto Supercast, and while the transition took a lot of work, the result is a much easier and better experience for listeners. In this update, I cover: • 00:00 Why CraftLit is leaving Patreon and why there's no Moby Dick this week • 01:10 How easy the move to Supercast is (no extra charges, no double payments): *helper videos for the process listed below* • 1:20 Where to find *Christmas playlists* across platforms: all on Supercast, CraftLit.com/christmas has BOTH CraftLit.com and Libsyn playlists. • 2:30 What *Patreon Patrons* need to do: craftlit.supercast.com/patreons (check your email from craftlit/patreon) • 4:03 Help for *app orphans* who lost access to premium audio: craftlit.com/app-orphan/ • 05:49 *Discounts ONLY available through the end of December 2025*: craftlit.com/supercast/ • 07:35 How *gift subscriptions* work on Supercast: craftlit.supercast.com/gifts/new • A quick programming update (Brain Broke—no Moby-Dick this week) • 08:59 Upcoming holiday audio and a new spooky Christmas story over at @chillingtalesfordarknights ("The Portal"—NOT goofy—coming soon, written by Mr Chilling Tales himself. Author of my fave—goofy—voicework I've done for them: "My Closet is Trying to Kill Me" youtu.be/ql09GEF-lF4?si=broWKLqI7ooV96cE) If you've ever supported CraftLit, use the app, or are thinking about becoming a premium subscriber, this video walks you through what's changing and how to get set up. Thank you for supporting CraftLit and for your patience as the tech finally caught up with what we've wanted to do all along. Happy holidays 💜 Here are some more helper videos for you, in case you'd like to see the processes before diving in—I filmed these all on my phone: The Sign-up ProcessEasily put the CraftLit Supercast feed into the Podcatcher of your choiceThe Sign-in process to access content on the Supercast platform

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I Moved to Philly and I Need Your Ideas! (CraftLit Update)

5 min

So... I just moved to Philadelphia, and this week has been all boxes and chaos. So no new episode this week, but I hope to be back next week. Come see the new room in the video! Also, a contest: every move, I come up with a fun new opening line for the podcast — but nothing I've tried for Philly feels right. Send me your Philly-themed ideas! If I get enough good ones, I'll feature them in upcoming episodes and let listeners vote. You can send your ideas to: 📞 206-350-1642 | ✉️ heather@craftlit.com. Happy 4th of July to my fellow Americans! *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 *SUPPORT THE SHOW!* • CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available) *All tiers and benefits are also available as* —*YouTube Channel Memberships* —*Ko-Fi* https://ko-fi.com/craftlit —*NEW* at CraftLit.com — Premium Memberships https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ *IF you want to join a particular Book or Watch Patry but you don't want to join any of the above membership options*, please use PayPal.me/craftlit or CraftLit @ Venmo and include what you want to attend in the message field. Please give us at least 24 hours to get your message and add you to the attendee list. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for iOS or Android (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642

CraftLit + Nancy Drew Update

10 min

REMINDER: CraftLit’s Patreon will go away this July. If you need help moving from Patreon to Supercast please comment here and we’ll get you sorted! It's been a rough few months. Between a nasty virus, a torn cornea (multiple times), and an upcoming move to Philadelphia, things got delayed. But we're getting back on track. If you have a Nancy Drew (or Hardy Boys, Bobbsey Twins, Rover Boys) story to share, we want to hear it! 📞 206-350-1642 | ✉️ heather@craftlit.com. Put NANCY DREW in the subject line so it doesn't get missed.

Big CraftLit Update: Moby Dick, Supercast, Premium Audio, and Holiday Playlists

10 min

Here's a mid-December update from Heather with some important CraftLit news. We're officially moving CraftLit off Patreon and onto Supercast, and while the transition took a lot of work, the result is a much easier and better experience for listeners. In this update, I cover: • 00:00 Why CraftLit is leaving Patreon and why there's no Moby Dick this week • 01:10 How easy the move to Supercast is (no extra charges, no double payments): *helper videos for the process listed below* • 1:20 Where to find *Christmas playlists* across platforms: all on Supercast, CraftLit.com/christmas has BOTH CraftLit.com and Libsyn playlists. • 2:30 What *Patreon Patrons* need to do: craftlit.supercast.com/patreons (check your email from craftlit/patreon) • 4:03 Help for *app orphans* who lost access to premium audio: craftlit.com/app-orphan/ • 05:49 *Discounts ONLY available through the end of December 2025*: craftlit.com/supercast/ • 07:35 How *gift subscriptions* work on Supercast: craftlit.supercast.com/gifts/new • A quick programming update (Brain Broke—no Moby-Dick this week) • 08:59 Upcoming holiday audio and a new spooky Christmas story over at @chillingtalesfordarknights ("The Portal"—NOT goofy—coming soon, written by Mr Chilling Tales himself. Author of my fave—goofy—voicework I've done for them: "My Closet is Trying to Kill Me" youtu.be/ql09GEF-lF4?si=broWKLqI7ooV96cE) If you've ever supported CraftLit, use the app, or are thinking about becoming a premium subscriber, this video walks you through what's changing and how to get set up. Thank you for supporting CraftLit and for your patience as the tech finally caught up with what we've wanted to do all along. Happy holidays 💜 Here are some more helper videos for you, in case you'd like to see the processes before diving in—I filmed these all on my phone: The Sign-up ProcessEasily put the CraftLit Supercast feed into the Podcatcher of your choiceThe Sign-in process to access content on the Supercast platform

703: Chs 25-31 — Mr. Harrison's Confessions (End of Book)

1 hr 10 min

Chapters 25-31 – iTunes Season 35, episodes 1-9 Book talk begins at 19:44 Elopements, mistaken romances, and surprise weddings? Yes. ALL of that. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 - Start 01:48 - Don't forget to send us your crafty videos 03:08 - BOOKMARKS sign up closed - if you made a bookmark and didn't sign up, email Heather@craftlit.com 03:40 - Game of Wool a review on Nimble Needles, interview (pre-show) with a real Fair Isle knitter, and Gordon's explanation of: (a) What happened on the show (b) steeking. 07:23 - GOOD EATS IS BACK?! Alton Brown Cooks Food 08:50 - Saw Nuremberg— I found Charles Burns'—the editor's—papers of Doug Kelly's book "22 Cells in Nuremberg," but I believe they're jpgs of every page—please share if you find a better copy https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn501848?rsc=112566&cv=1&x=1352&y=1746&z=3.3e-4), also saw Death by Lightning—very funny until it's not. Trailer: Death by Lightning | Official Trailer | Netflix - and How Accurate was Netflix's "Death by Lightning?" – Episode 1: Garfield's Nomination —the one character I thought was a composite in Nuremberg was not: Howard Triest Howard Triest Documentary (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Triest#cite_note-6). He was portrayed by Leo Woodall in the 2025 film Nuremberg. 14:07 - Frankenstein—Non-gory scenes by request: Elizabeth non-gory scene with meeting Creature https://youtu.be/1rO8QDtsvNA?si=m2Ls0B9GXLmHDGJr (Actress Mia Goth, Harriet from Anya Taylor Joy's Emma) Short of Elizabeth's costumes https://youtube.com/shorts/2S9SqvN_5aA?si=Q-meab1xvqiG2CgM, Someone edited together her entire character arc from when the creature is awakened to her end—100% no gore: https://youtu.be/OUezG3wmwHE?si=HtbMGoXXaF3zTrmn, Jacob Elordi's transformation in the makeup chair: https://youtube.com/shorts/UbrtReRi408?si=qYlbDdsVZtRNpJ1T+ for this short—which is nearly the whole film—close your eyes for a long blink when you see the shower of sparks fly in...

702: Chs 20-24 — Mr. Harrison's Confessions

56 min

Ep. 702: Mr. Harrison's Confessions | Chapters 20-24 Book talk begins at 20:12 Poor Mr. Harrison is stuck in Peak Gaskell Mayhem, and honestly, it's delicious. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 - Start 1:49 - Bookmark Exchange https://bit.ly/bookmark-exchange 2:31 - Catherine (rug-hooker, knitter, and writer http://youngestofseven.com) sent in two links: sent in more fabric store info—state by state list: https://swoodsonsays.com/a-creative-reuse-center-near-me-map-resource/ and an independent fabric store in Bucks County, Pennsylvania! - Gemma Fabric https://gemmafabrics.com/ 3:13 - Heather got a bolt of the family tartan (MacPherson, I'm Gillies on my maternal grandmother's side and I'm 2-½ in the photo 3 ) 3:56 - Heather will make a vest for everybody in the family. 5:07- Caveat Emptor—Buyer Beware of AI Slop in the crafting space. 5:39 - Materials for fighting AI Slop 13:34 - Substack 17:47 - THIMTEC / thimble tape — so cool and available in many places 19:16 - Finger cots — https://www.uline.com/Grp_362/Finger-Cots-Tape?pricode=WX478&AdKeyword=finger%20cots 20:12 - Mr. Harrison's Confessions. Book talk begins 20:15 - Last week rehash. 20:42 - Assembly halls 21:21 - Granadiers 21:50 - The story of Paris and the apple 23:17 - Mr Morgan wrote "Direct to Meurice's"...and what does that mean? 24:04 - The Peace Society in England 25:08 - Chapters 20 - 24 51:04 - Please do visit my Substack for the suggestions for dealing with AI-Slop 51:44 - 1888 book from the Pinterest pin was NOT AI-Slop…but it WAS deeply misleading. Here's the REAL book and here's the cheater version making you think you can find/buy the earlier 5 volumes. 54:04 - If you have any tricks or tips to recognize A.I.-Slop - please add it to the Substack page *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/...

701: Chs 15-19 — Mr. Harrison's Confessions

50 min

Ep. 701: Mr. Harrison's Confessions | Chapters 15-19 Book talk begins at 12:20 Let's just say: gossip is blooming faster than the primroses. --------------------------------------------------------------- 1:46 - Naltrexone 3:01 - Don't forget to send us your crafty videos 03:23 - BOOKMARKS sign up through November 21st, send by December 6 for International and 13th for in-country — link: https://bit.ly/bookmark-exchange 4:04 - Philly fabric stores video (send info on your local/indie fabric stores for us to share!): 05:50 - I saw Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN 7:00 - Frankenstein's Gay Maker: James Whale, The Queen of Hollywood 12:20 - BOOKTALK 15:48 - Fire Screens BOOK/WATCH PARTIES coming up in 2025: 46:48 - all parties are at 8pm Eastern: Nov 20th— Random Harvest (movie)Dec 18th — Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore (book) *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 *SUPPORT THE SHOW!* • CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available) • PATREON: https://patreon.com/craftlit (all tiers, below) ——Walter Harright - $5/mo for the same audio as on App ——Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties ——Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch Parties *All tiers and benefits are also available as* —*YouTube Channel Memberships* —*Ko-Fi* https://ko-fi.com/craftlit —*NEW* at CraftLit.com — Premium Memberships https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ *IF you want to join a particular Book or Watch Patry but you don't want to join any of the above membership o...

700: Ch 14 — Mr. Harrison's Confessions

57 min

Ep. 700: Mr. Harrison's Confessions | Chapter 14 Book talk begins at 17:02 But just when everything seems rosy, a tragic accident turns Duncombe upside down. --------------------------------------------------------------- Farley's Bookshop! Don't forget to send us your crafty videos 04:10 - Bone Tatting Bobbins 05:06 - Fichu 05:29 - Tatting Shuttle 06:47 - Heather with Pangolin Picture 07:19 - Drive around the country - Mexico Chili (Casita) 08:53 - Santa Fe 09:07 - Georgia O'Keeffe Home 12:06 - Abiquiú 14:37 - Libsyn made all premium available? Problem 15:09 - Solution 17:06 - Book Talk 17:31 - Monetary Gift 18:01 - Mr. Harrison buys flowers (Camellias) for Sopie 18:53 - Good Gaskell Humor 19:06 - We find out more about Miss Bullock 19:27 - Overly Sarcastic production 20:05 - Accidents happened, John Brownker 22:17 - More proof that humans just haven't changed 22:45 - Mister Morgan, the other doctor 22:56 - Miss Horsman 23:19 - Reminder if you're dealing with the wrist. 24:08 - Chapter 14 Started Post Chapter Notes 48:27 - Post Chapter talk begins - Mrs. Rose 49:18 - Miss Horsman and Everyone, the assumption for why might not want to do the amputation of the carpenter's arm. 50:00 - Mister Morgan took the long rounds. 51:55 - The reason why it being on February in Valentine's Day. 52:32 - What we see from Ms. Caroline is interesting. 53:23 - Mr. Harrison's not sorry. He is sorry for being caught. 53:38 - Mrs. Rose was going to Brownkers to the beach 54:25 - Heather from the future. https://bit.ly/bookmark-exchange - Bookmark exchange to celebrate Christmas 2025 Miscellaneous Don't forget to send us your crafty videosBOOK/WATCH PARTIES coming up in 2025: Last Thursday of every month, 8pm Eastern:Nov—Random Harvest (movie)Dec—Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal (book) *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook:...

699: Chs 9-13 — Mr. Harrison's Confessions

58 min

Ep. 699: Mr. Harrison's Confessions | Chapters 9-13 Book talk begins at 12:56 Between Christmas dinners gone wrong, mixed signals with Sophy, and a stethoscope scandal that sets tongues wagging, life in Duncombe just keeps getting messier (and funnier). --------------------------------------------------------------- Farley's Bookshop! Don't forget to send us your crafty videos I have tomatoes Miscellaneous Don't forget to send us your crafty videosBOOK/WATCH PARTIES coming up in 2025: Last Thursday of every month, 8pm Eastern:Oct—Random Harvest (book)Nov—Random Harvest (movie)Dec—Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal (book) *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 *SUPPORT THE SHOW!* • CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available) • PATREON: https://patreon.com/craftlit (all tiers, below) ——Walter Harright - $5/mo for the same audio as on App ——Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties ——Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch Parties *All tiers and benefits are also available as* —*YouTube Channel Memberships* —*Ko-Fi* https://ko-fi.com/craftlit —*NEW* at CraftLit.com — Premium Memberships https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ *IF you want to join a particular Book or Watch Patry but you don't want to join any of the above membership options*, please use PayPal.me/craftlit or CraftLit @ Venmo and include what you want to attend in the message field. Please give us at least 24 hours to get your message and add you to the attendee list. • Download the FREE CraftLi...

698: Chs 7-8 — Mr. Harrison's Confessions

1 hr 7 min

Ep. 698: Mr. Harrison's Confessions | Chapters 7-8 Book talk begins at 16:51 Want to hear how Gaskell balances grief, comedy, and social satire all in one breath? Tune in and let the story carry you away. --------------------------------------------------------------- Farley's Bookshop! Don't forget to send us your crafty videos Gaskell knew from dying children, shame we don't read more of these old books b/c vaxx-preventable deaths might be more recognizedHORRIBLE NURSE blaming SophieSophie had to be an adult from a young age - she speaks to Mary Wollstonecraft's points about women's educational restrictions being BS b/c women had to take on running the home which (if done right) was no less heavy than what the men did at work. Part of how we got here in this mess - only valuing $Mrs Rose and her hair dyeBernadette Banner depilatory videohim teasing her presets his friend Jack Marchand's description of his jokey youthPaper Game Miscellaneous Don't forget to send us your crafty videosIlligitimate kids podcast - Harriet Smith mentioned -https://pca.st/episode/00e31d8e-6b0d-4f0d-9630-54d0fcebf39dCHECK NEWSLETTER AND SHOWNOTES FOR UPDATES ON FREE MOVIE NIGHTS - We've done Jaws and Jurassic Park, for Nov 6th we will watch Dead Mean Don't Wear Plaid - first Thursday of month, 8pm Eastern, on Discord (FREE)BOOK/WATCH PARTIES coming up in 2025: Last Thursday of every month, 8pm Eastern:Sep—The Last Unicorn (movie)Oct—Random Harvest (book)Nov—Random Harvest (movie)Dec—Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal (book) *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here...

697: Chs 5-6 — Mr. Harrison's Confessions

54 min

Ep. 697: Mr. Harrison's Confessions | Chapters 5-6 Book talk begins at 23:29 It's picnic time in Duncombe! But our poor Mr. Harrison is wondering if this "pleasure outing" was anything but pleasant. --------------------------------------------------------------- SEPTEMBER Raffle - Box of Night by Andrew Ordover THIS WEEK'S TEA: https://bit.ly/craftlit-pdtea Farley's Bookshop! Don't forget to send us your crafty videos BE THE ALGORITHM YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD Struthless videos Why doesn't 2025 feel like "the future"?Alive Internet Theory - Hope is PunkSelf Sabotage? In this economy? Evie Science video Snoods the Free Snood Pattern I (sort of) used (and now that I'm looking at Ysolde's page, I could also use the Ishbel Beret or Snapdragon Tam as defacto snoods—I really do love Ysolde's patterns—including several free patterns and ).Ysolde's RIPLEY hat pattern Miscellaneous Don't forget to send us your crafty videosBOOK/WATCH PARTIES coming up in 2025: Last Thursday of every month, 8pm Eastern:Sep—The Last Unicorn (movie)Oct—Random Harvest (book)Nov—Random Harvest (movie)Dec—Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal (book) *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 *SUPPORT THE SHOW!* • CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available) • PATREON: https://patreon.com/craftlit (all tiers, below) ——Walter Harright - $5/mo for the same audio as on App ——Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties ——Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch Parties *All tiers and benefits are also a...

696: Chs 3-4 — Mr. Harrison's Confessions

1 hr 7 min

Ep. 696: Mr. Harrison's Confessions | Chapters 3-4 Book talk begins at 25:15 Pears, parties, and peculiar housemates—Mr. Harrison's adventures just keep getting more awkward (and more entertaining). --------------------------------------------------------------- SEPTEMBER Raffle - Box of Raffle by Andrew Ordover THIS WEEK'S TEA: https://bit.ly/craftlit-pdtea Farley's Bookshop! Don't forget to send us your crafty videos Durham U English Courselist And a close up of a class and one from the U of York (thank you LilyM)We caught Hank Mansplaining KnittingThe Ultimate "We Have Notes" video from @KristineVikeAnd the evil of Private Equity predatory practices (actually, she has a LOT of useful informational videos!)Spectacular FIXED SciShow video: I Remade the SciShow Knitting Video (with accurate SCIENCE) https://youtu.be/5btQokB32dQ Solomon's Seal: Dutch Tiles—as with Cranford, these were out of style when the story was written/takes place. They have a resurgence of popularity during the Arts & Crafts movement: https://www.regtsdelfttiles.com/antique-delft-wall-tile-18th-century-horseman-in-manganese-rosette-corner-motifs.htmlThe Jargonelle pear (Pyrus communis 'Jargonelle') is an ancient, hardy, long-lived pear variety, first mentioned in the 17th century. It produces medium-sized, yellow-green fruit with a reddish flush and musky, sweet, juicy flesh, ripe in late summer. The fruit must be eaten fresh as it does not store well.Sir Astley Cooper & Sir Robert Peel againDuncombe (silent final "be")The back room was my consulting-room ("the library," he advised me to call it), and he gave me a skull to put on the top of my bookcase, in which the medical books were all ranged on the conspicuous shelves; while Miss Austen, Dickens and Thackeray were, by Mr. Morgan himself, skilfully placed in a careless way, upside down or with their backs turned to the wall. HA!Women's veils: https://www.sewhistorically.com/mourning-in-the-1850s/ deep widow's mourning; such veils and fails,...

695: Chs 1-2 — Mr. Harrison's Confessions (Start of Book)

1 hr 11 min

Ep. 695: Mr. Harrison's Confessions | Chapters 1-2 Book talk begins at 14:46 You'll want to tune in to our latest story—because in Duncombe, even saying you feel "pretty well" can cause a stir. --------------------------------------------------------------- SEPTEMBER Raffle - Box of Raffle by Andrew Ordover THIS WEEK'S TEA: https://bit.ly/craftlit-pdtea Farley's Bookshop! Don't forget to send us your crafty videos The Dress (in process and another of the dress on me) Miscellaneous Don't forget to send us your crafty videosBOOK/WATCH PARTIES coming up in 2025: Last Thursday of every month, 8pm Eastern:Sep—The Last Unicorn (movie)Oct—Random Harvest (book)Nov—Random Harvest (movie)Dec—Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal (book) *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 *SUPPORT THE SHOW!* • CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available) • PATREON: https://patreon.com/craftlit (all tiers, below) ——Walter Harright - $5/mo for the same audio as on App ——Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties ——Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch Parties *All tiers and benefits are also available as* —*YouTube Channel Memberships* —*Ko-Fi* https://ko-fi.com/craftlit —*NEW* at CraftLit.com — Premium Memberships https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ *IF you want to join a particular Book or Watch Patry but you don't want to join any of the above membership options*, please use PayPal.me/craftlit or CraftLit @ Venmo and include what you want to attend in the message field. Please giv...

694: Peace To You Too - Chapter 16 of Cranford

1 hr 53 min

Ep. 694: Cranford | Chapter 16 Book talk begins at 12:00 Will peace be restored in Cranford society? Or will Mr. Peter's antics shake things up for good? --------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Episode start 03:00 - JULY Raffle - Botanical Knits: 12 Designs inspired by trees and foliage by Alana Davos of Never Not Knitting 04:26 - THIS WEEK'S TEA: Gratitude Blend https://bit.ly/craftlit-pdtea Crafty Chat 05:41 Don't forget to send us your crafty videos Sizing knitted sweatersvideo on most hated knitting advice 080:15 and 12:00 START BOOK TALK • 16:00 - Edward Said (Palestinian American, 1935-2003) book Orientalism in 1978 was news, now it's just "well, duh". • 24:48 - Negus (182) - hot port, sugar, lemon, spices Negus recipe and if you search there are MANY variations. (Mrs Beeton had something to say about the recipe - FOR KIDS!—not these Beetons) THIS Beeton • Preston Guild (1179) has held fair in Lancashire town every 20 years since 1542. Last in 2012, next in 2032 (only ever postponed in 1942) 30:43 - Chapter Audio51:27 - Post-chapter Notes58:33 - "The Last Generation in England" read by Noel Badrian1:23:56 - "The Cage at Cranford" read by listener Lily M (THANK YOU!) Next up! • Mr Harrison's Confessions Miscellaneous Don't forget to send us your crafty videosBOOK/WATCH PARTIES coming up in 2025: Last Thursday of every month, 8pm Eastern:Jul—Princess Bride (movie)Aug—The Last Unicorn (book)Sep—The Last Unicorn (movie)Oct—Random Harvest (book)Nov—Random Harvest (movie)Dec—Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal (book) *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit • Email: heather@craftlit.com •...

Bonus Episode: Interview with Andy of Plum Deluxe Tea

49 min

I sat down with Andy Hayes of Plum Deluxe Tea (CraftLit's first-ever sponsor!) to learn more about teas and get answers to many of our burning questions. *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 *SUPPORT THE SHOW!* • CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available) • PATREON: https://patreon.com/craftlit (all tiers, below) ——Walter Harright - $5/mo for the same audio as on App ——Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties ——Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch Parties *All tiers and benefits are also available as* —*YouTube Channel Memberships* —*Ko-Fi* https://ko-fi.com/craftlit —*NEW* at CraftLit.com — Premium Memberships https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ *IF you want to join a particular Book or Watch Patry but you don't want to join any of the above membership options*, please use PayPal.me/craftlit or CraftLit @ Venmo and include what you want to attend in the message field. Please give us at least 24 hours to get your message and add you to the attendee list. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for iOS or Android (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642

693: Ch 15 — Cranford

1 hr 12 min

Ep. 693: Cranford | Chapter 15 Book talk begins at 22:26 Cranford wraps up with surprise marriages, booming tea sales, Mrs. Jamieson's selective approval, and the long-awaited return of a familiar face—serving one final cup of genteel drama and heartwarming resolution. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Episode start 3:20 JULY - Botanical Knits: 12 Designs inspired by trees and foliage by Alana Davos of Never Not Knitting 04:57 THIS WEEK'S TEA: Gratitude Blend https://bit.ly/craftlit-pdteaDon't forget to send us your crafty videos 07:10- review of Knit Nation 9:00 stitch of the month around 10:08 - I'm talking about what NOT to use the stitch for around 10:29 here's my swatch around 12:18 color header pic The inner edge of odd pages has the page number :( 22:26 START BOOK TALK 22:30 We had a marvelous chapter 14, and the start of Miss Matty's tea chop (and comfit dispensary) 23:17 HumanKind: a hopeful history by Rutger Bregman 25:00 TEA! Congou - Chinese Black tea popular in 19th Century(Lapsang) Souchong - fine variety of above; smoked-dried over pinewood fires (so it takes kind of marvelously smokey)Gunpowder - fine type of green tea - EACH LEAF is rolled up to look granular (I checked, and yes, you can watch the leaves unroll while it steeps!) Pekoe - superior black tea picked when leaves are still young and downy (Plum Deluxe has a Pekoe Ceylon Tea—because pekoe is actually a tea grade not a falvor profile!) 26:31 - Holy smoke! Samuel Johnson's Dictionary is ONLINE now! 26:50 - The old Hundredth - musical version of Psalm 100 "All people that on earth do dwell" (Heather actually played it on the piano for you!) 28:05 - Baron Munchausen stories, all free to read or download: Public Domain Texts - Raspe's Original English Edition (1785) The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen → Project Gutenberg - Bürger's German Expansion (1786) Wunderbare Reisen zu Wasser und Lande, Feldzüge und lustige Abenteuer des Freiherrn von Münchhau...

692: Ch 14 — Cranford

1 hr 28 min

Ep. 692: Cranford | Chapter 14 Book talk begins at 11:49 Will Miss Matty accept help from her loyal friends? And what's this about Martha and Jem... and a lodger? --------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Episode start 01:30 July Raffle - Botanical Knits: 12 Designs inspired by trees and foliage by Alana Davos of Never Not Knitting 03.14 - This week's Tea - Gratitude Blend https://bit.ly/craftlit-pdtea 06:10 - Janine Barchas and Isabel Greenberg's new book "The Novel Life of Jane Austen: a Graphic Biography" 10:20 We had a very Sad chapter 13, which ended with Miss Matty thinking about Martha. :( 11:49 START BOOK TALK Rubric- The Book of Common prayer printed directions for teh service in red. Hens the Rubric (from the Latin word for 'Red") signified someting of importance and later came to mean "injunction" or general rule. REALLY??? LATIN FOR RED???? 13:50 - Mammon - Matthew 6:24, Devil of Covetovness or Demon of Greed (medieval and Milton - lowercase) (in hebrew meant money, modern hebrew. = wealth), , unjust worldly gain - ANNOTATION is partly WRONG, But there WAS a Syrian God of Wealth 19:45 - AAah Voo DEER-ray zhuh Ah! Vous dirai-je, Maman - Basically Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - the easiest piece of music one could learn to play. Mozart had done one of his 12 variations (though, personally, I'm partial to Tom Lehrer's Clementine) 21:25 - She could "trace out patterns very nicely for Muslin Embroidery, by dint of placing a piece of silver-paper over the design to be copied, and holding both against the window-pane, while she marked the scollop and eyelet-holes". ANNOTATION SAYS "Probably broderie anglaise which used scalloped edges and a pattern of holes sewn round with thread like a button-hole." 22:55 - a Celestial Globe to learn simple astronomy/constellations https://fi.edu/en/science-and-education/collection/celestial-globe 24:35 - Wool-work and counting threads - think of needlepoint and petit-point, but you have to COUNT THE...

691: Ch 13 — Cranford

1 hr 11 min

Ep. 691: Cranford | Chapter 13 Book talk begins at 19:20 Miss Matty finally does it—she picks out a gown all by herself. But just as she's basking in her big main-character moment… BAM. Gossip hits the milliner's like a dropped teacup. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Episode start 02:00 July Raffle - Botanical Knits: 12 Designs inspired by trees and foliage by Alana Davos of Never Not Knitting 04:00 Dear Reader Game (iOS only So far) and a gif sample 10:05 Don't forget to send us your crafty videos 10:45 Korean thimbles: I cobbled together a way to do it by combining this, and this, and this. 13:00 Knit Nation - I got the first three issues…I'll let you know. 14:20 I also stumbled on an interesting Hogarth video that includes a bit on the Rake's Progress which I mentioned several weeks ago 15:00 Here's the Washington Post review of Frankenstein at STC and I THINK this is a gift link so you can read it without an account! Future bonus episode coming on my thoughts about the whys and why nots behind So Much Frank — that will be out after the **Guillermo del Toro Netflix version ("This November Only Monsters Play God") Oscar Isaac, Charles Dance (TULKINGHORN!), and Christoph Waltz (hell yeah!). POLL QUESTION - there are several other Cranford-adjacent stories that E Gaskell wrote - would you like me to do those right after we're done with Cranford? 18.20 - This week's Tea - Bookshop Blend https://bit.ly/craftlit-pdtea 19:20 START BOOK TALK 19:30 welly stawed = well-stopped or well-stuffed 21:30 Shawl - 30 shillings (machine made) which would be £1.10 using historical economic calculators (e.g., the UK National Archives or measuringworth.com): - 30 shillings in 1845 ≈ £85–£120 today (2025 GBP) depending on the method (retail price index vs. average earnings). Post-chapter Notes 55:55 Annotations said "green tea was FERMENTED tea" - nope, just partially oxidized then the process was halted, whereas Black teas were FULLY oxidized. Misc...

690: Ch 12 — Cranford

54 min

Ep. 690: Cranford | Chapter 12 Book talk begins at 15:55 Peter may be lost to the mists of time (or possibly crowned the llama of Tibet, if Miss Pole is to be believed) but it's Lady Glenmire who's dropped the real bombshell in this week's chapter. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Episode start 02.00 - This week's Tea - Bookshop Blend white https://bit.ly/craftlit-pdtea • Erin has a free Book Tracker quilt pattern that you might be interested in. It's also an FPP (Foundation Paper Piecing) pattern and can be found here: https://www.snugglepuzzle.com/book-tracker-quilt/ • Don't forget to send us your crafty videos 03:55 - Foundation Paper Piecing patterns 04:30 - Benjamin Dryer of "Dryer's English" & Andrew on AI this is what he wrote to me to introduce all these interactions: The reason I was remembering this book (that I can't quite remember) is that the idea of scale has been on my mind. It started with this story, and then this post that I wrote in response to it—and then this post by Benjamin Dreyer, which I asked my Chat-GPT to respond to, which then led to THIS piece from America's Copy Editor, with both of us being a little dazzled and a little terrified by a "mere" predictive-text engine's ability to create a phrase like "phrenology for prose." 07:30 - CraftLit is now on Audible—please check and let us know if it worked! 08:20 - Jon Stewart and Trevor Noah 10:25 - Jameella Jamil's article 12:17 - Don't forget to send us your crafty videos like Steph!!! 13:00 - Listener Margaret had JUST read this book on the Porter Sisters when their books were mentioned on a Cranford episode! ZEITGEIST!!!! 13:46 - I just listened to the podcast Haptic and Hue: Tales of Textiles. the June 4 episode is on The Witches of Scotland: How a New Tartan Became a Living Memorial - and thought Craftlit people would be interested—thank you JayKay 15:20 - And from Maia a BBC podcast on the same topic 15:30 - And another podcast from Lily M 15:55 START...

689: Ch 11 — Cranford

53 min

Ep. 689: Cranford | Chapter 11 Book talk begins at 13:40 Who's really behind the name Signor Brunoni? And could Aga Jenkyns be…? --------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Episode start • Plum Deluxe Tea-CraftLit's Discount Code! https://bit.ly/craftlit-pdtea • Erin has a free Book Tracker quilt pattern that you might be interested in. It's also an FPP (Foundation Paper Piecing) pattern and can be found here: https://www.snugglepuzzle.com/book-tracker-quilt/ • Don't forget to send us your crafty videos • Stephanie Canada Make Do for Victory https://youtu.be/pTonpoa2zIw?si=tLL-gGbBFg3dox8N • ANTIQUE PATTERN LIBRARY! https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/html/warm/workbasket.htm 13:40 START BOOK TALK Miscellaneous Don't forget to send us your crafty videosBOOK/WATCH PARTIES coming up in 2025: Last Thursday of every month, 8pm Eastern:Jun—Princess Bride (book—there are many versions - Heather has notes on which Forward to read)Jul—Princess Bride (movie)Aug—The Last Unicorn (book)Sep—The Last Unicorn (movie)Oct—Random Harvest (book)Nov—Random Harvest (movie)Dec—Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal (book) *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 *SUPPORT THE SHOW!* • CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available) • PATREON: https://patreon.com/craftlit (all tiers, below) ——Walter Harright - $5/mo for the same audio as on App ——Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties ——Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch Parties *All tiers and benefits are...

688: Ch 10 — Cranford

1 hr 9 min

Ep. 688: Cranford | Chapter 10 Book talk begins at 14:11 Robbers, suspicion, and just when things couldn't get more tragic (or absurd), Mrs. Jamieson's dog dies—and she mourns harder than she did her own husband. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Episode start • Plum Deluxe Tea-CraftLit's Discount Code! https://bit.ly/craftlit-pdtea • Erin has a free Book Tracker quilt pattern that you might be interested in. It's also an FPP (Foundation Paper Piecing) pattern and can be found here: https://www.snugglepuzzle.com/book-tracker-quilt/ • Don't forget to send us your crafty videos • Nicole Rudolph women's credit card history • Nicole Rudolph's women traveling trunks • KAZ Victorian trains vs modern trains • Nicole Rudolph money and clothes channeling lady glenmire's 10£ outfit 13:10 Support BJ Harrison here: https://audiobooklibrarycard.com/ For a subscription of $6.99/month, you can stream or download the entire Classic Tales Audiobooks library. These are curated, award-winning titles Truly unlimited listening. No limits or extra fees. 14:11 START BOOK TALK Signor Brunoni and Miss Pole's Magicsplaining - she only gets worse in this chapter 15:03 - Doctors are also dentists - don't forget 16:10 - Remember that the French fought with the Colonists against Britain AND The Brits also fought the French in Spain during the Peninsular War (1808-1815) vs Napoleon. 17:12 - Madame de Staël with a turban on and another of Mr Denon- Denon was an art expert who travelled with Napoleon to Egypt. One of his sketches is of a man in a turban: 18:35 - There is a reference to Philomel / Nightingale 20:34 - You'll hear a reference to a mysterious "deadly force" - or "the gaze" 21:32 - Cheltenham, spa town. 21:46 - Virago—domineering bad tempered woman 21:50 - Videlicet - viz: Videlicet (2. > vi-DEL-i-sit or wi-del-eh-ket in Latin) is a Latin adverb meaning "namely," "that is to say," or "as follows." It's abbreviated as viz. 22:56 - Dr. John Ferrier—(1761...

687: Ch 9 — Cranford

1 hr 1 min

Ep. 687: Cranford | Chapter 9 Book talk begins at 20:20 This week we bring the razzle-dazzle of Signor Brunoni's magic act—and the unstoppable commentary of Miss Pole. 😆 --------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Episode start • Plum Deluxe Tea-CraftLit's Discount Code! https://bit.ly/craftlit-pdtea • Erin has a free Book Tracker quilt pattern that you might be interested in. It's also an FPP (Foundation Paper Piecing) pattern and can be found here: https://www.snugglepuzzle.com/book-tracker-quilt/ • Support BJ Harrison here: https://audiobooklibrarycard.com/ • CIDER in Jim Thorpe - Cidery https://wildelder.com/ and Elderberry - WHAT IS? https://hildaskitchenblog.com/recipe/easy-elderberry-wine-recipe/ 20:20 START BOOK TALK • Michaelmas to ladies day Sept 29–Mar25 • Wombwell's Lions: https://wdc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/warwephem/id/1376/ George Wombwell (1777-1850) had a traveling menagerie, bred first lion born in England - which fought the bull mastiffs • Saracen's Head Turban (OG demolished 1868): the Inn, Saracen = Crusade-era term for Arab/Muslim (actually there are MANY Saracen Head pubs and Inns still around!) • https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/oU8AAOSw5B9iBiju/s-l400.jpg • TURBAN WEARING - WAS popular in 1840s - so Miss Matty is quite en Vogue! • The George / the Assembly Rooms • Clothes Maids • PORTER SISTER'S BOOKS: Thaddeus of Warsaw (1803) / The Hungarian Brothers (1807) & Don Sebastian (1809), Young Protector of Santo Sebastiani (1814) = all referenced by Miss Pole who clearly reads too much - a la Northanger Abby • Witch of Endor - Saul summons Prophet Samuel to ask why God has forsaken him. Oops, God Said, Yer dead. • Death Watches (Beetles) and winding sheets again, all apparently Omens of death so Miss Jenkyns only ever said Rolly-polly's (rolls of wax) • card game preference—pool is basically a kitty • Queen Charlottte (Yes, Bridgerton, wife of George III) &The Gunning Sisters—actresses briefly, then found hus...

686: Ch 8 — Cranford

1 hr 54 min

Ep. 686: Cranford | Chapter 8 Book talk begins at 15:54 Lady Glenmire (a real baron's widow!) is in town, and the Cranford ladies can't decide whether to curtsey or completely ignore her—Mrs. Jamieson prefers the latter. --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Episode start 1:55 - MAY RAFFLE - Sir Walter Scott Cross stitch from Rebecca S (Of Book it with Becca) 2:25 - Send your crafty videos: https://bit.ly/craftlit-be-crafty 4:45 - Plum Deluxe Tea-CraftLit's Discount Code! https://bit.ly/craftlit-pdtea 5:05 - Doom and Bloom book, 5:35 - Struthless's YouTube channel 8:01 - ELSIE BLOUSE on WEARING HISTORY wearinghistory.com 8:50 - American Dressmaking Step by Step book. Hope that helps! 10:40 - cool pollinator info to be found on sites like this! And Two-spotted Bumblebee on Coreopsis from Donna Schmidt 13:48-Anya's voice mail BOOK TALK—Re-hash Notes 15:57 - Last week Visiting - RE-LISTEN Pre-hash Notes 17:00 - Your Ladyship. Ended with Cherry Brandy (ha!) And Mrs Jamieson blurting out to everyone she would be hosting her SIL Lady Glenmire soon. 17:50 - shared subscription to newspaper. SOME REALLY CLEVER Austen-like wordplay in today's chapter. A lot of fun! Characters in *Cranford* (Updated for Chs. 6–8) 18:25 - County families—the landed gentry in the county - you know…the only important people in the area :(Miss Pole "I'll think of something to say back to her… tonight…"—nothing changes HA!18:40 Peerage - prob refers to Burke's Peerage and Baronetage (first pub was 1826!!!) Only 16 Scottish peers were SELECTED to sit in the House of Lords; 19:00 -comparison to Job - God takes everything from him then torments him some more.20:40 - The Arley's - we learned that Lady Arley shopped at Betty Barker's milliner shop last week and was part of why the shop eventually only served the well-to-do of Cranford ——which lets us know that there WAS a well-to-do set and our ladies are not they!22:00 - Fourth at pool - another card game22:45 - Sedulou...

685: Ch 7 — Cranford

1 hr 1 min

Ep. 685: Cranford | Chapter 7 Book talk begins at 17:04 This week, we're invited to one of the most exclusive tea-and-card parties in all of Cranford. The guest list? Curated with surgical precision. The food? Shockingly abundant. The social stakes? Sky-high—especially when THE Mrs. Jamieson dozes off mid-soirée and then drops a bombshell: her sister-in-law, Lady Glenmire, is coming to town! Cue the wardrobe panic. --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Episode start 5:09 - Plum Deluxe Tea-CraftLit's Discount Code! https://bit.ly/craftlit-pdtea Send your crafty videos: https://bit.ly/craftlit-be-crafty Also, MAY RAFFLE - Sir Walter Scott Cross stitch from Rebecca S (Of Book it with Becca) 8:12 - the Joanne's video links - https://youtu.be/fetutHjc91A?si=_0DxToB4PzQrGaLh - there is a more complete, longer video, too: https://youtu.be/YgAw_3zosXU?si=Hqs9kjmfmHPA8gSC 8:35 - Explaining TARIFFS with a Textile History Lesson with Jillian Eve: https://youtu.be/2qALHS-QJ28?si=fyQx1Lk8vZ1Rdw0A&t=160 17:04 - Poor Peter last week - ends with Martha…KISSING! 17:41 - the Cranford Character Cheat Sheet through Chapter 7: https://bit.ly/cranford-characters-1-8 19:36 - Anyone know—was she the queen who may have suffered from an eating disorder? Queen Adelaide - Wife of William IV who reigned 1830-37 25:03 - Bombazine - a twilled dress fabric of worsted and silk or cotton - black bombazine was classic for mourning clothes. 26:38 - Spadille (the game is also known as "Spades") https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2024/06/15/how-to-play-spades-card-game/72260535007/#:~:text=In%20Spades%2C%20players%20bet%20how,10%20cards%20to%20each%20player. and Manille https://www.extremis.com/en/playing-manille 27:58 - The Rake's Progress all paintings AND engravings are all visible on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Rake%27s_Progress#/media/File:William_Hogarth_021.jpg) 28:57 - Seed cake - recipes please!- A Seed Cake – History in the Making 30:24 Damso...

684: Ch 6 — Cranford

1 hr 14 min

Ep. 684: Cranford | Chapter 6 Book talk begins at 15:15 Oh, you're not ready for this one. This week, Miss Matty lets us in on a long-held family secret—and you know when the ladies of Cranford whisper, it's worth leaning in. --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Episode start 01:45 Plum Deluxe Cinnamon Nourish Black Tea—part of the Winter Collection Also, MAY RAFFLE - Sir Walter Scott Cross stitch from Rebecca S (Of Book it with Becca, who wrote the wonderful post: "What do you do with a problem like Emma?" 03:30 Parkrose Permaculture video on unintended consequences. Then I found that I'd watched several of her videos on the subject of Individualism: Toxic Individualism #1Toxic Individualism #2 Rugged Individualism (and another video on the same topic from Robert Reich) Pioneer Women book 8:20 Bug and Bee house (I love this guy's VERY DIY attitude) and Ladybug Hotel #1 and Bug Hotel #2 12:00 Barbara Edelman show - BEE EPISODE 15:15 Read all the letters and ended with "poor Peter" which will be where we begin today 15:30 Reminder From Ch 5: Bonus Bernardus non video omnia* The Blessed Bernard does not see everything - maybe said by St Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)— This quote is often attributed (possibly apocryphally) to Peter Abelard, the 12th-century theologian, as a gentle jab at St. Bernard of Clairvaux, with whom he clashed theologically. Meaning: Even the wisest man (here, Blessed Bernard) can be wrong sometimes. 16:00 Hoaxing - slang when it first came in to use 1796 but by 1820 it was common use. So by 1840-50 it was no longer improper to use. 16:44 St James's Chronicle - Library of Congress 18:00 Rhododendron - in late 1840s and in to the 1850s, Botanist Sir Joseph Hooker bro und exotic species back from the Himalayas which was VERY exciting and the reason that the Rhododendron Dell was put in at Kew Gardens… IS IT STILL THERE? heather@craftlit.com or 1-206-350-1642, or speakpipe.com/craftlit 20:10 Queen Esther and King...

683: Ch 5 — Cranford

1 hr 20 min

Ep. 683: Cranford | Chapter 5 Book talk begins at 9:31 A mysterious stranger arrives in town, and you just know the ladies of Cranford are ready to investigate... politely, of course. --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Episode start 01:28 2:42 Plum Deluxe Full Body Reset green tea. Plum Deluxe's CraftLit tea collection is here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-pdtea Also, MAY RAFFLE - Sir Walter Scott Cross stitch from Rebecca S (Of Book it with Becca, who wrote the wonderful post: "What do you do with a problem like Emma?" 04:25 Gardening! 09:30 - START BOOK TALK: Last week, the lovely Mr Holbrook and his very sad passing. 12:06 Joint- Stock bank: > A bank owned by shareholders, operating under a charter or act of Parliament, and offering services to the public. Unlike older private banks (run by individuals or families), joint-stock banks were corporations, meaning shared risk and more capital.How bank books worked— A bank book (also called a passbook) was given to bank customers to record all transactions in their account—- Every deposit and withdrawal was manually written into the book by a bank clerk. The customer's copy was their only proof of the account's balance. 14:12 Envelope usage / turning inside out (ETSY doing this NOW) Whole vs half sheet and crossed letters 16:36 STRING and Indian-rubber rings 17:24 "India-rubber" was the 19th-century term for what we now just call rubber—and India-rubber rings were small rubber loops or bands like we use today. Came from the latex of tropical trees (especially Hevea brasiliensis) 18:42 TONQUIN beans: TONKA beans: Tonka beans are the wrinkled, black seeds of the Dipteryx odorata tree, native to South America. Chefs outside the US use them in desserts and to replace nuts. AND ILLEGAL in the USA since 1954 due to the presence of liver damaging "coumarin" - video on the beans - and this video was released just after I recorded this episode! 20:54 Full bottomed wig: 22:43 PADUASOY: heavy, rich...

682: Ch 4 — Cranford

1 hr 4 min

Ep. 682: Cranford | Chapter 4 Book talk begins at 10:00 A mysterious stranger stirs up gossip, secrets slip out over tea, and Miss Matty's world gets just a little more complicated. --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Episode start 01:56 MAY RAFFLE - Sir Walter Scott Cross stitch from Rebecca S (Of Book it with Becca, who wrote the wonderful post: "What do you do with a problem like Emma?" 2:42 The dimensions of the cross-stitch are 9"x11" (23cmx30cm) Also, Plum Deluxe's CraftLit tea collection is here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-pdtea 03:55 - Gardening Olla DIY video 1 and a plastic bottle version and gardening video with fake drip irrigation 06:12 Send us your crafty videos! 07:18 - Thin Man Movie Watch Party, May 24, 2025. If you need to level-up to join us we've made it easy! 09:54 - Re- hash Chapter 3: A Love Affair of Long Ago - Miss Matty Jenkyns reminisces about her past romance with Mr. Holbrook, which was thwarted by her family's disapproval. Miss J couldn't SUCK an orange (then by ch 3 she was gone from us)Martha, the new girl of all work trying to learn how to do her job and nudging Major Jenkyns when he didn't serve himself fast enough 11:00 Miss Matilda SATE bolt upright (not a typo) 11:16 Poetry today from George Herbert—selections from will be featured at the end of the episodes, Euan Bartlett is the reader 12:00 "Pudding before meat" and "no broth no ball; no ball, no beef" 14:00 Yorkshire Pudding, a Humble History 15:32 Old fashioned forks - like 16th Century/1500s - were two-tine forks. 16:44 "Aminé at her grains of rice after her previous feast with the Ghoul" - from "The Story of Sidi-Nouman" from One Thousand and One Nights (1765-8) Aminé is wife of Sidi Nouman who notices she only eats rice with a bodkin. He figures out she's a Ghoul who goes to cemeteries at night to feast on the newly-buried dead so rice was pretty 'meh' for her. 17:48 "Unbecoming calashes to put on over their caps" - threw me b/c of the Calech...

681: Ch 3 — Cranford

1 hr 2 min

Ep. 681: Cranford | Chapter 3 Book talk begins at 15:00 A mysterious gentleman caller? A missed dinner invite gone socially sideways? Things are getting awkwardly entertaining in the most delightfully proper way. --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Episode start 03:00 Knitting Comfortably: The ergonomics of knitting by Carson Demers https://bit.ly/april-raffle "Wuv. TWOO Wuv…" 04:16 BOOK PARTY WAS Thursday, April 24th, for The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett - the Watch party will be May 29th. If you need to level-up to join us we've made it easy! Hammet biography for you 05:00 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid trailer 05:36 Plum Deluxe Hunnybush Herbal--I found out this was a special blend that might no longer be available but you can take their quiz to find YOUR perfect cup! **Go here to get your CraftLit listener discount! 07:08 You can call the show from the App or 206-350-1642 or speakpipe.com/craftlit 8:05 SEND US YOUR CRAFTY VIDEOS and let us know what text you want on the screen during your video (promote your shop!) 10:45 Bookshop.org's CraftLit list from Farley's also check out other indie online bookshops https://thriftbooks.com/ and AbeBooks.com or Powell's. OLD FARLEY'S (with the cat older than I am) Pics of The Salt House 13:28 Heather attempts gardening on a deck without a hose. Sympathy and/or hints are welcomed ;) heather@craftlit.com 15:35 START OF BOOK TALK 19:20 Hortus Siccus - an arranged collection of dried plants 20:19 Judi Dench as Miss Matty in the miniseries 21:14 Articles of Engagement - rules for your servants (a contract) 22:00 wine and dessert (really wine and nuts) 22:44 Recondite - something difficult to understand 23:15 Army Lists 23:42 Bluebeard by Charles Perrault (who did NOT write the version of Tristan and Isolde we listened to) Moral: Curiosity, in spite of its appeal, often leads to deep regret. To the displeasure of many a maiden, its enjoyment is short lived. Once satisfied, it ceases to exist, and alw...

680: Ch 2 — Cranford

1 hr 17 min

Ep. 680: Cranford | Chapter 2 Book talk begins at 6:13. This week's chapter is a sobering reminder that small towns sometimes carry the heaviest stories. Also, we get another battle over Dickens vs. Johnson (yep, that again). --------------------------------------------------------------- • 02:40 - ME/CFS info: Listen to "The Blog" (4 min vs 19 min on "The Gist—yes, he titled them in reverse). This is one of the Long-Covid papers we've been waiting for. PEM—post-exertional malaise is "feeling tired/sore a day after a workout" on crack. • PEM pain and brain fog can last up to two weeks after exertion…The Rank Study he mentions is the group saying "duh m'dude. If you've been in bed for a year yer gonna be tired after a workouta. You gotta get back on your exercise routine and qitcherbellyaching" —a theory that's led to permanent patient paralysis. The other study is big because it indicates that the damage is mitochondrial, not systematic (i.e., we're getting plenty of blood to our muscles. The muscles just can't do anything WITH that oxygen) • —and podcast episode from the People who created the Visible app that has saved my life (MakeVisible.com) • 03:20 Snake Oil!!! https://www.snakeoilgame.com/ • 04:03 RAFFLE of "Knitting Companion," the amazing ergonomic book. Join the raffle here: bit.ly/april-raffle • 06:13 BOOK TALK BEGINS • 06:40 - Re-hash Ch 1 • 09:35 - Humor and Gaskell • 10:40 - I'm drinking Plum Deluxe Bookshop Blend White. To pick your own from The CraftLit Collection of Plum Deluxe Teas, visit bit.ly/craftlit-pdtea to learn more. • 11:20 - Who's the narrator?! • 12:26 - Bakehouses • 14:20 - Flints haberdashery in London (UPDATE - apparently NOT a real place! But the meaning is the same.) • 15:15 - Biblical DebORah (the pronunciation that should be used ahem) read about her in Judges 4:4. • 15:36 - "Strong minded" women - yeah, that was an insult. Kinda like "She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted…" when Elizabeth Warre...

679: Ch 1 — Cranford (Start of Book)

1 hr 9 min

Oops! I totally forgot to tell you, when I've done this in the past I left the premium episode alone and re-uploaded it to be SNEAK PEEK —free for you: MOBY DICK! Ep. 679: Cranford | Chapter 1 Book talk begins at 16:10. We're diving into a brand-new book, and this one's got all the charm, wit, and genteel gossip you could ask for! The reigning queen of propriety, Miss Deborah Jenkyns, has thoughts about everything—from how to properly serve dinner to why men are mostly unnecessary. But when a certain Captain Brown dares to disrupt the delicate social balance, will Cranford's ladies be able to keep their composure? --------------------------------------------------------------- • 03:20 - Actually, we announced the raffle on 4/4/25. More info and entry information here: https://youtu.be/5-G_UP1AL38 • 04:50 - Elizabeth Gaskell's biography • Chelsea in London and before the embarkment • 05:50 - Knutsford, Cheshire • 06:07 - Young Mr. Gaskell • 06:37 - Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell • 06:44 - Other books of Elizabeth Gaskell: North and South, Sylvia's Lovers, and Wives and Daughters • 07:31 - Ellen Nussey was THE friend • 07:50 - The Brontës: Wild Genius on the Moors: The Story of a Literary Family and the bookshop.org link • 10:25 - Penguin Classics Cranford • 10:42 - The Lawn - her home she never enjoyed • 12:34 - Gaskell's house • 12:41 - Rev. Gaskell's portrait • 16:20 - Cranford mini-series • 16:43 - Imelda Staunton at the musical, 'Gypsy' and THIS • 17:39 - Count of Monte Cristo CraftLit book and The Three Musketeers • 20:00 - Gigot sleeve • 21:00 - Crinoline • 23:26 - Old Manx Laws • 24:00 - Elegant Economy post WWII book • 25:05 - Breakfast in Jane Austen's England by Tasting History with Max Miller • 25:43 - Mrs. Beeton's Household Management book • 25:52 - Mrs. Beeton's beaded cuffs designed by THE Brenda Dayne • Alderney cows—now extinct • 1857 Manual of Domestic Economy • How to play Preference • How to play Whist (4 player) and (2 player) • Jock of Hazeldean • T...

UPDATE: April Raffle and Cranford Start Date

17 min

00:00 Raffle Announcement & Cranford Start Date00:21 Special Book Raffle: Knitting Comfortably - bit.ly/april-raffle04:17 Personal Update: Long Covid and Lecture Gigs08:01 CraftLit Podcast Updates and Future Plans12:14 Technical Issues and App Information - bit.ly/craftlit-newsletter14:51 Upcoming Events and Watch Parties - craftlit.gumroad.com/l/craftlit-party16:45 Final Thoughts and Farewell

Ch 4 Pt 1: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

1 hr 7 min

Full Video Series at https://bit.ly/craftlit-vindication Mary Wollstonecraft Eats the Rich and Eviscerates the Haters 00:00 Opening 01:07 I Have Notes 03:28 Challenges of Change and Freedom 09:57 Education and Women's Dependency 12:49 Women's Power and Societal Expectations 14:04 Equal Education and Virtue 17:45 Critique of Chivalry and Courtesy 20:38 Conclusion and Upcoming Content 21:35 START of Chapter 4 and Women's Degradation 24:19 The Role of Reason and Rationality 29:04 Cultural and Societal Influences 31:16 The Pursuit of Pleasure and Its Consequences 38:22 The Impact of Education and Social Expectations 43:10 Comparisons with the Rich and Powerful 45:01 Adam Smith Extended Quote Starts Here 53:41 The Call for Equality and Rational Education 55:20 Like Emma's Reading List! 56:38 (I swear, Austen memorized this bit!) 59:50 (Possibly my favorite part of the book to date—HA!) 1:00:50 Tenant of Wildfell Hall parallel 01:06:03 END of Ch 4 Part 1 • If you've never read Anne Brontë, please take a listen to CraftLit's "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" (starts with episode 516—https://bit.ly/craftlit-tenant). She's the most shocking, most modern, and arguably the best of the Brontë writers. You likely missed her b/c Charlotte didn't like this book's 'sensibilities' and did what she could to ghost it after Anne's death. Bad Charlotte! • "Seventy-times-seven" please see Aarne-Thompson Tale-Types & Motifs for more: https://guides.library.harvard.edu/folk_and_myth/indices *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 *SUPPORT THE SHOW!* • C...

Ch 3: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

1 hr 12 min

Full Video Series at https://bit.ly/craftlit-vindication Mary Wollstonecraft goes off on Rousseau, hoisting him with his own Petard, as it were.* 00:00 Opening 00:57 I Have Notes 06:26 CHAPTER 3 06:44 Introduction to Bodily Strength and Gender 07:34 Misconceptions About Genius and Health 10:21 The Superiority Debate: Men vs. Women 11:43 ROUSSEAU Footnote: Why Women Can't ________ 17:38 Education and Female Virtue 19:01 EXTENSIVE FOOTNOTE from Mr. Day's "Sandford and Merton", Vol III 22:30 Critique of Rousseau's Views on Women 27:11 ROUSSEAU Quote re Girls & Dolls & Coquettes 30:39 ROUSSEAU Footnote on Girl Writing the Letter "O" 36:30 The Consequences of Female Subjugation 38:05 The Call for Rational Education 40:51 The Corruption of Power and Female Dignity 41:24 Revolutionizing Female Manners 44:55 The Nature of Worship and Rational Conduct 47:20 The Role of Women in Society 51:53 The Consequences of Dependence 54:36 ROUSSEAU Footnote: Men Have All The Good Qualities (sorry ladies!) 01:02:06 ROUSSEAU Footnote - "How Lovely is Her Ignorance" 01:07:13 Summing Up: The Call for Rational Virtues 01:10:53 Outro • Xiran Jay Zhao, Author of "Iron Widow" has an amazing Channel chock full of things you never knew you needed to learn—but you do. / @xiranjayzhao • If you've never read Anne Brontë, please take a listen to CraftLit's "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" (starts with episode 516—https://bit.ly/craftlit-tenant). She's the most shocking, most modern, and arguably the best of the Brontë writers. You likely missed her b/c Charlotte didn't like this book's 'sensibilities' and did what she could to ghost it after Anne's death. Bad Charlotte! *The phrase's meaning is that a bomb-maker is blown ("hoist", the past tense of "hoise") off the ground by his own bomb ("petard"), and indicates an ironic reversal or poetic justice. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoist_with_his_own_petard&v=99b19YrdPOw] *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel...

Twelfth Day of CraftLit (2024)

2 hr 47 min

Twelfth Day of CraftLit (2024) All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024 LINK TO DAY 1 of the Twelve Days of CraftLit— VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Lba-HdvqxZ8 AUDIO ONLY: https://craftlit.com/1st-day-2024/ If you missed the other days, here's a quick directory: DAY 1: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/first-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 3: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/third-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 4: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fourth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 5: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fifth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 6: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/sixth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 7: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/seventh-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 8: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/eighth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 9: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/ninth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 10: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/tenth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 11: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/eleventh-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY TWELVE A Christmas Carol-in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Project Gutenberg text (The original manuscript)narrated by Glen Halstrom for LibrivoxPart 1 - Staves 1-2Part 2 - Stave 3Part 3 - Staves 4-5 _____ Digital Premium Audiobook Shop: https://CraftLit.Gumroad.com CraftLit's Socials Heather's Amazon Wishlist Erik's Amazon WishlistFind everything here: linktr.ee/craftlitchannelJoin the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9Podcast site: http://craftlit.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlitPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlitSpooky Narration: http://chillingtalesfordarknights.com/featured-narrators/heather-ordover/Email: heather@craftlit.comCall and share your thoughts! 1-206-350-1642 SUPPORT THE SHOW! CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available) PATREON: https://patreon.com/craftlit (all tiers, below)Walter Ha...

Eleventh Day of CraftLit (2024)

2 hr 38 min

Eleventh Day of CraftLit (2024) All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024 LINK TO DAY 1 of the Twelve Days of CraftLit— VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Lba-HdvqxZ8 AUDIO ONLY: https://craftlit.com/1st-day-2024/ If you missed the other days, here's a quick directory: DAY 1: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/first-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 3: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/third-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 4: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fourth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 5: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fifth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 6: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/sixth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 7: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/seventh-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 8: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/eighth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 9: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/ninth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 10: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/tenth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY ELEVEN A Rhyme for Christmas (Publication delayed by the author's determined, but futile attempt to find the rhyme) (1911) By: John Challing (Radcyffe Hall) - https://librivox.org/author/2477From: The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII - https://librivox.org/christmas-short-works-collection-2007/eText: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/19325/19325-h/19325-h.htm#Page_1290Read by: Alan Davis Drake - https://librivox.org/reader/254 The Errors of Santa Claus (1917) By: Stephen Butler Leacock - https://librivox.org/author/1193From: https://librivox.org/librivox-2006-christmas-short-works-collection/eText: Frenzied Fiction - http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8457Read by: William Coon - https://librivox.org/reader/286 To An Old Fogey (Who Contends that Christmas is Played Out) By: Owen Seaman - https://librivox.org/author/8189From: https://librivox.org/christmas-short-works-collection-2007/Etext: Modern British Poetry (1920) - http://www.bartleby.com/103/39.htmlRead by: Cori Samuel - https://librivox.org/reader/92 Vera's First Christmas Adventure (1907) By: Arnold Be...

Tenth Day of CraftLit (2024)

2 hr 59 min

Tenth Day of CraftLit (2024) All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024 LINK TO DAY 1 of the Twelve Days of CraftLit— VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Lba-HdvqxZ8 AUDIO ONLY: https://craftlit.com/1st-day-2024/ If you missed the other days, here's a quick directory: DAY 1: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/first-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 3: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/third-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 4: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fourth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 5: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fifth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 6: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/sixth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 7: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/seventh-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 8: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/eighth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 9: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/tenth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY TEN Christmas at Red Butte By: Lucy Maud Montgomery - https://librivox.org/author/75From: https://librivox.org/fireside-christmas-short-stories/eText: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24878 Read by: Lynne Thompson - https://librivox.org/reader/7756 A Christmas Surprise at Enderly Road By: Lucy Maud Montgomery - https://librivox.org/author/75From: https://librivox.org/lucy-maud-montgomery-short-stories-1905-1906-by-lucy-maud-montgomery/eText: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/24876/24876-h/24876-h.htm#Enderly_RoadRead by: Read by Jedopi - https://librivox.org/reader/4936 The Christmas Eve Burglary (1906) Arnold Bennett (27 May 1867 – 27 March 1931)Enoch Arnold Bennett was an English writer. He is best known as a novelist, but he also worked in other fields such as journalism, propaganda, and film.Read by: Ruth Golding (31:20) Sir Jehosephat (Sir Jee), A Cresage (?) , Whoever Velasquez might be…HA!, Some part of Mr Smith introduction was funny or important, Nelson Column Thin Santa Claus (1908) Ellis Parker Butler (December 5, 1869 – September 13, 1937)was an American author. He was the author of more than 30 books and more tha...

Ninth Day of CraftLit (2024)

2 hr 6 min

Ninth Day of CraftLit (2024) All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024 LINK TO DAY 1 of the Twelve Days of CraftLit— VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Lba-HdvqxZ8 AUDIO ONLY: https://craftlit.com/1st-day-2024/ If you missed the other days, here's a quick directory: DAY 1: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/first-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 3: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/third-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 4: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fourth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 5: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fifth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 6: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/sixth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 7: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/seventh-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 8: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/eighth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY NINE A Christmas Inspiration By: Lucy Maud Montgomery - https://librivox.org/author/75From: https://librivox.org/lucy-maud-montgomery-short-stories-1896-to-1901-by-lucy-maud-montgomery/eText: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/24873/24873-h/24873-h.htm#A_Christmas_InspirationRead by: Darcia Douglass - https://librivox.org/reader/4990 A Christmas Mistake By: Lucy Maud Montgomery - https://librivox.org/author/75From: https://librivox.org/lucy-maud-montgomery-short-stories-1896-to-1901-by-lucy-maud-montgomery/eText: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/24873/24873-h/24873-h.htm#A_Christmas_MistakeRead by: TriciaG - https://librivox.org/reader/3157 Christmas Greetings (1867) (scroll to end of text) Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898)better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, as well as the poems "The Hunting of the Snark" and "Jabberwocky", all examples of the genre of literary nonsense. He is noted for his facility at word play, logic, and fantasy, and there are societies in many parts o...

Eighth Day of CraftLit (2024)

2 hr 5 min

Eighth Day of CraftLit (2024) All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024 LINK TO DAY 1 of the Twelve Days of CraftLit— VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Lba-HdvqxZ8 AUDIO ONLY: https://craftlit.com/1st-day-2024/ If you missed the other days, here's a quick directory: DAY 1: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/first-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 3: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/third-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 4: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fourth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 5: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fifth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 6: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/sixth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 7: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/seventh-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY EIGHT A Conscience Pudding (1904) By: Edith Nesbit - https://librivox.org/author/24From: https://librivox.org/christmas-short-works-collection-2007/eText: http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/nesbit/new/new.htmlRead by: Cori Samuel - https://librivox.org/reader/92 Bertie's Ride (p.98)Marion Clifford, Lady Dunboyne (c.1841 - 1919)daughter of Henry Morgan-Clifford, a British Liberal Party politician, and wife of the 15th/25th Baron Dunboyne, an Irish peer. She sometimes also wrote under her married name Marion Clifford-Butler.Read by: BookAngel7 (23:49)A Recruit at Christmas (1892)Richard Harding Davis (1864 - 1916)was a journalist and writer of fiction and drama, known foremost as the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish-American War, the Second Boer War, and the First World War. His writing greatly assisted the political career of Theodore Roosevelt and he also played a major role in the evolution of the American magazine.Read by: Heather (15:10) Christmas Every Day (2007) By: William Dean Howells - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/97From: Christmas Every Day and Other Stories - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22519eText: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22519.html.imagesRead by: Brian Hostick & Jessica Mells - htt...

Seventh Day of CraftLit (2024)

1 hr 38 min

Seventh Day of CraftLit (2024) All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024 LINK TO DAY 1 of the Twelve Days of CraftLit— VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Lba-HdvqxZ8 AUDIO ONLY: https://craftlit.com/1st-day-2024/ If you missed the other days, here's a quick directory: DAY 1: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/first-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 3: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/third-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 4: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fourth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 5: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fifth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 6: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/sixth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY SEVEN The Eve of St. Nicholas By: Elizabeth M. Laws Hibberd / Faith Wynne (1836 - c. 1930) - https://librivox.org/author/10096From: https://librivox.org/fireside-christmas-short-stories/eText: What the Little Bird Told the Christmas Tree (1913) http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009926444Read by: Ruth Golding - https://librivox.org/reader/2607 The Thin Santa Claus or The Chicken Yard That Was a Christmas Stocking (1909) By: Ellis Parker Butler - https://librivox.org/author/53From: https://librivox.org/librivox-2006-christmas-short-works-collection/eText: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17937/17937-h/17937-h.htmRead by: Several readers Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson - Santa ClausRead by: Son the Exiles (2:09) Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist chiefly remembered for his tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. He was born in Bombay, in the Bombay Presidency of British India, and was taken by his family to England when he was five years old. Kipling is best known for his works of fiction, including The Jungle Book (a collection of stories which includes "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"), Just So Stories (1902), Kim (1901) (a tale of adventure), many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888); and his...

Sixth Day of CraftLit (2024)

2 hr 11 min

Sixth Day of CraftLit (2024) All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024 LINK TO DAY 1 of the Twelve Days of CraftLit— VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Lba-HdvqxZ8 AUDIO ONLY: https://craftlit.com/1st-day-2024/ If you missed the other days, here's a quick directory: DAY 1: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/first-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 3: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/third-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 4: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fourth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 5: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fifth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY SIX Reginald on Christmas Presents (1904) By: Saki - https://librivox.org/author/889From: Reginald (1904) - https://librivox.org/christmas-short-works-2011-by-various/eText: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2830Read by: Bob Gonzalez - https://librivox.org/reader/6446 Grandmother's Christmas Story (1913) By: Elizabeth M. Laws Hibberd / Faith Wynne (1836 - c. 1930) - https://librivox.org/author/10096 / http://readseries.com/auth-oz/wynne-bio.htmlFrom: https://librivox.org/fireside-christmas-short-stories/eText: What the Little Bird Told the Christmas Tree (1913) http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009926444Read by: Ruth Golding - https://librivox.org/reader/2607 Reginald's Christmas Revel (1904) By: Saki - https://librivox.org/author/889From: Reginald (1904) - https://librivox.org/christmas-short-works-2011-by-various/eText: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2830Read by: Bob Gonzalez - https://librivox.org/reader/6446 Elizabeth Anderson - Goblin ChristmasRead by: Linda Ferguson 6:45 Elizabeth Harrison - Little Gretchen and the Wooden ShoeRead by: Alyssa McCaslan Rebecca Sophia Clarke (February 22, 1833-August 10, 1906) also known as Sophie May, was an American author of children's fiction. She also wrote under the pseudonym Ellis Towne. Lill's Travels in Santa Claus Land (1878)Read by: Jan MacGillvray Just a sweet little story of a child's Christmas dream - 19th Century...

Fifth Day of CraftLit (2024)

1 hr 55 min

Fifth Day of CraftLit (2024) All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024 LINK TO DAY 1 of the Twelve Days of CraftLit— VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Lba-HdvqxZ8 AUDIO ONLY: https://craftlit.com/1st-day-2024/ If you missed the other days, here's a quick directory: DAY 1: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/first-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 3: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/third-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 4: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fourth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY FIVE The Snow Man (1902) By: Alfred B. Cooper (1863 - 1936) - https://librivox.org/author/10217From: https://librivox.org/fireside-christmas-short-stories/eText: (interactive) http://archive.org/stream/TheStrandMagazineAnIllustratedMonthly/TheStrandMagazine1902bVol.XxivJul-dec#page/n634/mode/1upRead by: Garth Burton - https://librivox.org/reader/4969 Yes Virginia... (1897) By: Francis P. Church - https://librivox.org/author/2604From: https://librivox.org/librivox-2006-christmas-short-works-collection/eText: http://www.newseum.org/yesvirginia/Read by: 2Bears - https://librivox.org/reader/860 Elizabeth Harrison (September 1, 1849 – October 31, 1927) was an American educator. She was the founder and first president of what is today National Louis University.[1] Harrison was a pioneer in creating professional standards for early childhood teachers and in promoting early childhood education. How to Celebrate Christmas (p.41) Read by: Heather Ordover Charles Knight (15 March 1791–9 March 1873) was an English publisher, editor and author. The son of a bookseller and printer at Windsor, he was apprenticed to his father. On completion of his indentures he took up journalism and had an interest in several newspaper speculations, including the Windsor, Slough and Eton Express. A Christmas Pudding from Household Words > Volume II > Page 300 December 21, 1850 (to "turn the page", look in the upper right for the 'previous page' 'next page') T...

Fourth Day of CraftLit (2024)

1 hr 37 min

Fourth Day of CraftLit (2024) All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024 LINK TO DAY 1 of the Twelve Days of CraftLit— VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Lba-HdvqxZ8 AUDIO ONLY: https://craftlit.com/1st-day-2024/ If you missed the other days, here's a quick directory: DAY 1: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/first-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 3: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/third-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY FOUR The Christmas Stocking (1905) By: L Frank Baum - https://librivox.org/author/406 From: https://librivox.org/librivox-2006-christmas-short-works-collection/ eText: http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Text/christmas_stocking.htm Read by: Judy Bieber - https://librivox.org/reader/100 The Shepherd Who Didn't Go (1916) By: Jay T. Stocking https://librivox.org/author/10171 From: https://librivox.org/fireside-christmas-short-stories/ eText: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17770/17770-h/17770-h.htm#Page_135 Read by: Angela (BookAngel7) - https://librivox.org/reader/4323 A Kidnapped Santa Claus (1904) By: L Frank Baum https://librivox.org/author/406 From: https://librivox.org/librivox-2006-christmas-short-works-collection/ eText: http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/KidnSant.shtml Read by: Judy Bieber - https://librivox.org/reader/100 CBS Radio Theater - A Very Private Miracle— Howard DaSilva - always my Ben (and this, and this, and this) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - "Christmas Scene at Camelot"— Middle English (1839) By: Anonymous Pearl Poet - https://librivox.org/author/19 From: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14568 eText: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/14568/pg14568-images.html Middle English read by: Martin Geeson - https://librivox.org/reader/3595 Modern English read by: Euan Bartlett Digital Premium Audiobook Shop: https://CraftLit.Gumroad.com CraftLit's Socials Find everything here: linktr.ee/craftlitchannelJoin the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9Podcast...

Third Day of CraftLit (2024)

2 hr 2 min

Third Day of CraftLit (2024) All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024 LINK TO DAY 1 of the Twelve Days of CraftLit— VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Lba-HdvqxZ8 AUDIO ONLY: https://craftlit.com/1st-day-2024/ If you missed the other days, here's a quick directory: DAY 1: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/first-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY THREE Christmas - by Paul Laurence Dunbar Christmas Carol - by Paul Laurence Dunbar An Old-Time Christmas - by Paul Laurence Dunbar Speakin' of Christmas - by Paul Laurence Dunbar Jimmy Scarecrow's Christmas - by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman Christmas in the Heart - by Paul Laurence Dunbar William Dean Howellswas an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". He was particularly known for his tenure as editor of The Atlantic Monthly, as well as for his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day" and the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria.. Turkeys Turning the Tables— Apple Pandowdy - pie crust variety (and if your screen can't handle the graphics there, here is the PDF version-no pictures) and a Gluten-Free biscuit-style Pandowdy — Hard Sauce Christmas Every DayThe Potato Child (1910) By: Mrs. Charles J Woodbury (Full name: Lucia Prudence Hall Woodbury) - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1833 From: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5662 eText: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/5662/pg5662-images.html Read by: Heather Ordover Gift of the Magi (1905) By: O. Henry - https://librivox.org/author/421 From: https://librivox.org/christmas-short-works-collection-2008/ eText: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7256/pg7256-images.html Read by: Carol Stripling - https://librivox.org/reader/3314 Digital Premium Audiobook Shop: https://CraftLit.Gumroad.com CraftLit's Socials Find everything here: linktr.ee/craftlitchannelJoin the newsletter:...

Second Day of CraftLit (2024)

2 hr 7 min

Second Day of CraftLit (2024) All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024 LINK TO DAY 1 of the Twelve Days of CraftLit— VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Lba-HdvqxZ8 AUDIO ONLY: https://craftlit.com/1st-day-2024/ The holiday magic continues on Day Two of CraftLit! 🎁 We're unwrapping A Cornish Christmas Play by William Sandys, The Christmas Gift That Came To Rupert, What Makes Christmas Christmas, Chaparral Christmas, plus a second serving of Told After Supper. Happy listening! If you missed the other days, here's a quick directory: DAY 1: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/first-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY TWO A Cornish Christmas Play by William Sandys, from Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern,... London, Richard Beckley, 1833 http://www.folkplay.info/Texts/83s---sw.htm The Christmas Gift That Came To Rupert- a story for little soldiers—by Bret Harte http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2597/2597-h/2597-h.htm#link2H_4_0010 Grace Latimer Jones (1879 - ?) - American educator, graduate of Bryn Mawr, Suffragette, headmistress at the Columbus School for Girls in Ohio and wife of Charles F. W. McClure, who was a professor of biology at Princeton. What Makes Christmas Christmas: https://archive.org/details/whatmakeschristm00jone O Henry (c.1841 - 1919) William Sydney Porter, known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer. O. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings. Chaparral Christmas: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1595/1595-h/1595-h.htm#20 Told After Supper (1891) by Jerome K. Jerome - https://librivox.org/author/529 From: https://librivox.org/told-after-supper-by-jerome-k-jerome/ eText: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1993/pg1993-images.html Read by: Ruth Golding - https://librivox.org/reader/2607 CraftLit's Socials Find everything here: linktr.ee/craftlitchannelJoin the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9Podcast site: http://craftlit.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit...

First Day of CraftLit (2024)

1 hr 58 min

First Day of CraftLit (2024) Get ready for the best time of the year! Join us for 12 days of holiday fun, heartwarming stories, and a little festive magic! Today, we kick off Day 1 and we've compiled our Christmas tales from our 2016, 2017, and 2023 series just for you! So, grab your favorite holiday treat, settle in, and let the first set of stories transport you to a world of wonder. DAY ONE The Mouse and the Christmas Cake by Anonymous The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Anderson Hoodoo McFiggins' Christmas - from Literary Lapses, by Stephen Leacock John Kendrick Bangs (May 27, 1862 – January 21, 1922) was an American author, humorist, editor and satirist. Columbia university, Harper's magazineS (he worked on or for many), New Metropolitan magazine, and Puck—this guy got around. The Child Who Had Everything But -- —Hobble skirt —Finger curls —"psyche knot" —slumming parties and a NYTimes article you can get if you have a subscription: Slumming In This Town. A Fashionable London Mania Reaches New-York. Slumming Parties To Be The Rage This Winter. Good Districts To Visit. Mrs. Langtry As A Slummer New York Times. September 14, 1884 —Playing marbles: aggies, alleys, and mibs Santa Claus And Little Billee Sandwich boards Telephone "Station" Told After Supper (1891) By: Jerome K. Jerome - https://librivox.org/author/529 From: https://librivox.org/told-after-supper-by-jerome-k-jerome/ eText: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1993/pg1993-images.html Read by: Ruth Golding - https://librivox.org/reader/2607 CraftLit's Socials Find everything here: linktr.ee/craftlitchannelJoin the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9Podcast site: http://craftlit.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlitPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlitSpooky Narration: http://chillingtalesfordarknights.com/featured-narrators/heather-ordover/Email: heather@craftlit.comCall and share your...

Ch 2 pt 2: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

1 hr 17 min

FOR ACTUAL TEXT of Mary Wollstonecraft's *A Vindication of the Rights of Woman* USE CLOSED CAPTIONS—Links to discussed topics can be found below the timecodes. Please ask QUESTIONS and add CLARIFICATIONS in the comments. 00:00 Intro notes01:07 Introduction and Recap01:46 Understanding the Concept of a Standing Army03:57 Wollstonecraft's Arguments and Modern Parallels07:11 The Consequences of Poor Education for Women08:34 Dignity09:21 Virtue and Rationality12:19 Marriage and Equality in Relationships15:44 Wollstonecraft's Critique of Religious and Social Logic20:39 CHAPTER 2 PART 2—Introduction to Wollstonecraft's Critique20:59 Critique of Rousseau's Views on Women23:36 The Role of Women in Society30:29 Marriage and Female Education36:53 The Importance of Virtue and Reason43:56 The Consequences of Female Subjugation01:00:38 The Path to Female Empowerment01:06:28 Conclusion: A Call for Equality01:10:26 Post-Chapter Two Comments01:13:09 MW on China (part 1) Full Text Links Full Text of Vindication: https://bit.ly/craftlit-vindication-textFull Text of Paradise Lost: https://bit.ly/craftlit-miltonFull Text of Èmile: https://bit.ly/craftlit-Emile As promised: CraftLit's Socials Find everything here: linktr.ee/craftlitchannelJoin the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9Podcast site: http://craftlit.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlitPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlitSpooky Narration: http://chillingtalesfordarknights.com/featured-narrators/heather-ordover/Email: heather@craftlit.comCall and share your thoughts! 1-206-350-1642 SUPPORT THE SHOW! PATREON: https://patreon.com/craftlit (WE ARE MOVING TO SUPERCAST. CRAFTLIT LEAVES PATREON IN JUNE 2026)Walter Hartright - $5/mo for the same audio as on AppJane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book PartiesMina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch PartiesAll tiers and benefits are also available as—YouTube Channe...

Ch 2 pt 1: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

48 min

FOR ACTUAL TEXT of Mary Wollstonecraft's *A Vindication of the Rights of Woman* USE CLOSED CAPTIONS—Links to discussed topics can be found below the timecodes. Please add QUESTIONS and CLARIFICATIONS in the Youtube comments. FULL SERIES: bit.ly/craftlit-vindication 00:00 Intro notes 01:56 Understanding MW's Annotations 05:02 Note 1 on Islam - PBS LINK: https://to.pbs.org/49mmu6H 05:44 Sura Ghafir 40:40 06:17 Note on Islam 2 07:03 Define: Providence 08:00 Notes on Genesis and Creation 10:07 Definition: Sensual 11:01 Virtue and Mortality in MWs View 12:22 Define: Positive 14:23 CHAPTER TWO TEXT: A Vindication on the Rights of Woman 14:30 The Prevailing Opinion of a Sexual Character Discussed 16:07 Women's Education and Virtue 18:09 Critique of Rousseau and Other Authors 28:16 The Superficial Knowledge of Women and Soldiers 31:51 The Impact of Standing Armies 34:57 The Tyranny of Sensualists 35:32 Rousseau's Unnatural Sophia 42:28 Post-chapter Footnotes *Links for you* Muhammad and Women | PBS Not Discussed Today, But Useful Now & In Future Episodes William Godwin's Memoir of his wife's life, written within a year after her death from Placental Sepsis after giving birth to her second daughter Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (Shelley)Mary Wollstonecraft's death: Link belowWho was Rousseau? Full-Text Links Full-text of Vindication: bit.ly/craftlit-vindication-textFull-text of Paradise Lost: bit.ly/craftlit-miltonFull-text of Èmile: bit.ly/craftlit-Emile More links and info on MW's death can be found at the end of this post. Not Wollstonecraft, but also good to know... Bot Army—Irksome Humans May Not Be Human My response: Ages ago, there was a Twitter bot that you could forward a tweet to and get a reading of a % chance whether or not the tweet came from a bot. I used it all the time—and calmed down A LOT. Then it disappeared. Does anyone else remember using something like that? CraftLit's Socials Find everything here: linktr.ee/craftlitchannelJoin the newsletter: http://eepu...

Ch 1: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

40 min

Full series: https://bit.ly/craftlit-vindication Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:17 Wollstonecraft's Word Choice 00:01:28 Key Ideas and Concepts 00:02:23 Rousseau's Influence and Critique 00:05:10 Logical Fallacies and Nostalgia 00:08:29 The Social Order and Modern Relevance 00:14:40 Reminder... 00:15:41 CHAPTER ONE 00:15:42 THE RIGHTS AND INVOLVED DUTIES OF MANKIND CONSIDERED 00:16:15 Man's Pre-eminence and Virtue 00:16:56 Reason, Knowledge, and Society 00:17:55 Prejudices and Intellectual Cowardice 00:18:42 Expediency vs. Simple Principles 00:19:57 Civilization and Its Discontents 00:22:05 Rousseau's Solitude and Optimism 00:23:09 Critique of Rousseau's Hypothesis 00:23:46 The Role of Passions and Reason 00:28:21 The Flaws of Regal Power 00:31:22 The Dangers of Subordination 00:35:14 The Influence of Professions on Character 00:36:07 The Evolution of Government 00:37:10 The Spread of Corruption and Luxury 00:38:26 The Antidote to Civilization's Poison *Links for you* Appeal to NostalgiaLearn more logical fallacies: https://lessonbucket.com/category/english/persuasive-language-english/ AND https://bit.ly/grammarly-fallciesPLUS! A good way to TEACH logical fallacies: https://angiekratzer.com/why-its-better-to-teach-logical-fallacies-backwards/Who was Rousseau https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/rousseau/The Dawn of Everything: a new history of humanity: https://amzn.to/4fBqyT2Dunning-Kruger EffectThree-tiered crown (triple power): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_tiaraOverly Sarcastic Productions: Pandora AND Prometheus CraftLit's Socials Find everything here: linktr.ee/craftlitchannelJoin the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9Podcast site: http://craftlit.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlitPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlitSpooky Narration: http://chillingtalesfordarknights.com/featured-narrators/heather-ordover/Email: heather@cra...

Introduction: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

19 min

Full series: https://bit.ly/craftlit-vindication 00:00:00 Introduction and Host Background 00:00:27 Historical Context of the Book 00:01:26 Understanding the Language and References 00:01:59 What to Expect 00:03:30 Terminology and Cultural Sensitivity 00:05:55 Philosophical Underpinnings 00:06:25 Religion in Wollstonecraft's World 00:07:05 Viewer Engagement and Clarifications 00:08:53 Reading the Introduction 00:09:25 WOLLSTONECRAFT'S INTRODUCTION 00:24:26 OUTTAKE - EMMA and VIRTUE I woke up November 6th and knew it was time to do what I'd been meaning to for years: record and share Mary Wollstonecraft's remarkable "A Vindication on the Rights of Women" from 1792. Why? Because at least three times in the first two episodes I had to restrain myself to NOT include current screenshots. THAT is how relevant this text is. I make no promises for future restraint. Side Lysistrata Update: @KhadijaMbowe (we'll get to Lysistrata later, but this was too good not to share now) As usual with CraftLit Texts: • The language is old, complex, and sometimes no-longer-used/offensive terminology (In some cases, she simply wouldn't have had other terms to use that were as precise) • You'll need to let it wash over you - be zen about it - and suddenly you'll realize you understand it all! ——(plus, no one can see how often you have to rewind ;) just sayin'...) • Things I thought you might want to read more about are listed in the Description Box. PLEASE ADD OTHER SOURCES in the comments! • NEW: there are ONLY brief audio notes in this series—98% of my additions have been inserted as text on screen. • This is ONLY being released on YouTube (because of on-screen notes). LINKS: BURKE - "Reflections on the Revolution in France"TALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD - Rapport sur l'Instruction Publique, les 10, 11 et 19 Septembre 1791PAINE - "Rights of Man"ROUSSEAU - "The Social Contract" • SummaryWOLLSTONECRAFT • none of these do her justice, please comment with better sources!https://bit.ly/Vindication-summary...

Start: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

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Full series: https://bit.ly/craftlit-vindication Chapters 00:00:00 Respect for Understanding 00:01:10 Call for Women's Rights 00:01:33 The Role of Education 00:02:26 French Society and Morality 00:04:32 Contending for Women's Rights 00:06:54 Arguments Against Oppression 00:08:45 The Impact of Exclusion 00:10:33 The Need for Equitable Laws 00:11:54 Conclusion and Final Appeal I woke up November 6th and knew it was time to do what I'd been meaning to for years: record and share Mary Wollstonecraft's remarkable "A Vindication on the Rights of Women" from 1792. Why? Because at least three times in the first two episodes I had to restrain myself to NOT include current screenshots. THAT is how relevant this text is. I make no promises for future restraint. Side Lysistrata Update: @KhadijaMbowe (we'll get to Lysistrata later, but this was too good not to share now) As usual with CraftLit Texts: • The language is old, complex, and sometimes no-longer-used/offensive terminology (In some cases, she simply wouldn't have had other terms to use that were as precise) • You'll need to let it wash over you - be zen about it - and suddenly you'll realize you understand it all! ——(plus, no one can see how often you have to rewind ;) just sayin'...) • Things I thought you might want to read more about are listed in the Description Box. PLEASE ADD OTHER SOURCES in the comments! • NEW: there are ONLY brief audio notes in this series—98% of my additions have been inserted as text on screen. • This is ONLY being released on YouTube (because of on-screen notes). LINKS: BURKE - "Reflections on the Revolution in France"TALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD - Rapport sur l'Instruction Publique, les 10, 11 et 19 Septembre 1791PAINE - "Rights of Man"ROUSSEAU - "The Social Contract" • SummaryWOLLSTONECRAFT • none of these do her justice, please comment with better sources!https://bit.ly/Vindication-summaryand the Gutenberg full text: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3420 _____ CraftLit's Socials Find everything h...

678: Chs 53-55 — Emma (End of Book)

1 hr 21 min

Ep. 678: End of Emma | Chapters 53-END / Volume 3, Chapters 17-END Book talk begins at 10:23. Emma and Mr. Knightley are finally engaged, but that's just the start. Will Emma break the news to her father without drama? Meanwhile, Harriet's surprising engagement to Mr. Martin stirs up even more intrigue, and Frank Churchill and Jane's reunion has us all feeling…awkward? 😬 With weddings, surprises, and a little robbery to spice things up, you have to hear how it all ends. Join us for one last stroll through Highbury and find out! --------------------------------------------------------------- • Send your Emma thoughts with us and we'll discuss them on our future post book livestream! • Shirley Jackson's Haunts video by StuckInVermont • GoFundMe for Tina Newton (owner/genius dyer) of Blue Moon Fiber Arts and Socks That Rock. If you've ever used (and loved) her yarns, now is an excellent time and this is an easy way to say thank you. • Join CraftLit new Memberships as we work on it! *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 *SUPPORT THE SHOW!* • CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available) • PATREON: https://patreon.com/craftlit (all tiers, below) ——Walter Harright - $5/mo for the same audio as on App ——Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties ——Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch Parties *All tiers and benefits are also available as* —*YouTube Channel Memberships* —*Ko-Fi* https://ko-fi.com/craftlit —*NEW* at CraftLit.com — Premium Memberships https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/...

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