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The Lioness of Boston, with Emily Franklin
The Lioness of Boston, with Emily Franklin
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51 minutes
Released:
Sep 10, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Isabella Stewart Gardner was a consummate collector, generous philanthropist, and rabid Red Sox fan. Today, she’s best known as the namesake of an art museum in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood (and if we’re being honest, the museum is probably best known for a famous 1990 heist). This week, Jake interviews author Emily Franklin, whose new novel The Lioness of Boston explores the person behind the Gardner fortune. They discuss the great romance, tragedy, and scandal of Isabella’s life, the different personas she tried on throughout different eras of her life, and her obsession with the idea of a legacy. Emily will tell us why Boston at first turned up its nose at wealthy young Isabella, but later came to embrace the flamboyant and eccentric Mrs Jack as one of our most colorful and generous characters. Emily will also describe what makes historical fiction different from biography, and the freedom and limitations that the genre brings.
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Full show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/283/
Support us: http://patreon.com/HUBhistory/
Released:
Sep 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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