PURIM SPECIAL: Esther in Victorian Literature - with Dr Sherry Ashworth

We are here on a Thursday to bring you a special Purim episode! Elliott is joined by Dr Sherry Ashworth, who has recently finished her PhD in the study of the story of Esther and how the characters from Purim seem to pop up all over the place in Victorian novels.If you have any comments or questions, or if there are any biblical stories you would like us to about, please be in touch with us at [email protected] – we would love to hear from you. You can also join the conversation on Facebook page, and we have just arrived on Bluesky, so please head over there to give us a follow as well.Next week in our regular slot, Elliott speaks to the lawyer and writer Anthony Julius about his new book, Abraham: The First Jew. If there are people in your life who you think would be interested, please tell them about All Else Is Commentary.Please visit our website: https://www.alyth.org.uk/learn-us/adult-learning/all-else-is-commentary/We are incredibly grateful to be supported by the Shoresh Charitable Trust.All Else Is Commentary is brought to you by Alyth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.