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Mary Olivier: A Life with Nancy Pearl
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66 minutes
Released:
Jun 13, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Librarian, author, and critic Nancy Pearl joins us to discuss May Sinclair's Mary Olivier: A Life, originally published in 1919. We talk controlling mothers, Victorian roles, and the mysterious passage of time. Listeners unfamiliar with the plot may want to read the book before tuning in.
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References:Virago Modern ClassicsThe Little ReviewUlysses by James JoyceTold by an Idiot by Rose MacaulayJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Mill on the Floss by George EliotPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenVilletteThe Grand Sophy by Georgette HeyerI'm Not Complaining by Ruth AdamsExcellent Women by Barbara PymMary OliverUp the Down Staircase by Bel KaufmanDolores by Ivy Compton-BurnettA House and Its HeadLolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend WarnerA School for Fools by Sasha SokolovElizabeth Taylor
To purchase books we've covered, please visit our digital bookshop. Buying them here helps to support the show.
Released:
Jun 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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