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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

Chapters 25-31 – iTunes Season 35, episodes 1-9Book talk begins at 19:44Elopements, mistaken romances, and surprise weddings? Yes. ALL of that.---------------------------------------------------------------0:00 - Start 01:48 - Don't forget to send us your crafty videos03:08 - BOOKMARKS sign up closed - if you made a bookmark and didn't sign up, email [email protected]: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 Food08:50 - 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 the laboratory. You'll skip the only semi-gruesome 1 second cut: https://youtube.com/shorts/aUfoXryGQR0?si=gO96SXPs1tYbu8Tp17:03 - BUYER BEWARE link on Substack 17:31 - New Listening options COMING SECOND WEEK OF DECEMBER—better-than-Patreon: Supercast If you're having issues with CraftLit.com's Premium pages, please let us know! [email protected] (put TECH SUPPORT in the subject line)BOOK TALK 19:44 - Book talk19:53 - WE NEED A MY LADY LUDLOW READER! 24:19 - Jenny Lind - HUGELY famous Swedish opera singer, often called the "Swedish Nightingale25:10 - Prolix—too many words27:40 - Fermented brined pickles have probiotics—share any recipes you like!29:39 - CHAPTER AUDIO chapters 25–31Miscellaneous 1:00:46 - December 18th—Last Book Party of 2025, 8 pm Eastern: Dec Book Party — Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal (book)01:02:34 - Making the Profane, Profound - interview with Christopher Moore, author of Lamb: https://youtu.be/1ZBuWQqIgEk?si=aI0aZqt96WP1bFa_1:04:10 - Free movie on December 4th—It's a Wonderful Life, on Discord in the Free movie channel, 8 pm Eastern*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: [email protected]• 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

Ep. 702: Mr. Harrison's Confessions | Chapters 20-24Book talk begins at 20:12Poor Mr. Harrison is stuck in Peak Gaskell Mayhem, and honestly, it's delicious.---------------------------------------------------------------0:00 - Start1:49 - Bookmark Exchange https://bit.ly/bookmark-exchange2:31 - 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 Slop13:34 - Substack17:47 - THIMTEC / thimble tape — so cool and available in many places19:16 - Finger cots — https://www.uline.com/Grp_362/Finger-Cots-Tape?pricode=WX478&AdKeyword=finger%20cots20:12 - Mr. Harrison's Confessions. Book talk begins20:15 - Last week rehash.20:42 - Assembly halls21:21 - Granadiers21:50 - The story of Paris and the apple23:17 - Mr Morgan wrote "Direct to Meurice's"...and what does that mean?24:04 - The Peace Society in England25:08 - Chapters 20 - 2451:04 - Please do visit my Substack for the suggestions for dealing with AI-Slop51:44 - 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/• Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/• TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit• Email: [email protected]• 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

Ep. 701: Mr. Harrison's Confessions | Chapters 15-19Book talk begins at 12:20Let's just say: gossip is blooming faster than the primroses.---------------------------------------------------------------1:46 - Naltrexone3:01 - Don't forget to send us your crafty videos03:23 - BOOKMARKS sign up through November 21st, send by December 6 for International and 13th for in-country — link: https://bit.ly/bookmark-exchange4:04 - Philly fabric stores video (send info on your local/indie fabric stores for us to share!):05:50 - I saw Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN7:00 - Frankenstein's Gay Maker: James Whale, The Queen of Hollywood12:20 - BOOKTALK15:48 - Fire ScreensBOOK/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: [email protected]• 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

Ep. 700: Mr. Harrison's Confessions | Chapter 14Book talk begins at 17:02But just when everything seems rosy, a tragic accident turns Duncombe upside down.---------------------------------------------------------------Farley's Bookshop!Don't forget to send us your crafty videos04:10 - Bone Tatting Bobbins 05:06 - Fichu05:29 - Tatting Shuttle06:47 - Heather with Pangolin Picture07:19 - Drive around the country - Mexico Chili (Casita)08:53 - Santa Fe09:07 - Georgia O'Keeffe Home12:06 - Abiquiú14:37 - Libsyn made all premium available? Problem15:09 - Solution17:06 - Book Talk17:31 - Monetary Gift18:01 - Mr. Harrison buys flowers (Camellias) for Sopie18:53 - Good Gaskell Humor19:06 - We find out more about Miss Bullock19:27 - Overly Sarcastic production20:05 - Accidents happened, John Brownker22:17 - More proof that humans just haven't changed22:45 - Mister Morgan, the other doctor22:56 - Miss Horsman23:19 - Reminder if you're dealing with the wrist.24:08 - Chapter 14 StartedPost Chapter Notes48:27 - Post Chapter talk begins - Mrs. Rose49:18 - 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 beach54:25 - Heather from the future. https://bit.ly/bookmark-exchange - Bookmark exchange to celebrate Christmas 2025MiscellaneousDon'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: 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: [email protected]• 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

Ep. 699: Mr. Harrison's Confessions | Chapters 9-13Book talk begins at 12:56Between 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 videosI have tomatoesMiscellaneousDon'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: [email protected]• 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

Ep. 698: Mr. Harrison's Confessions | Chapters 7-8Book talk begins at 16:51Want 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 videosGaskell 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 GameMiscellaneousDon'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: [email protected]• 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

Ep. 697: Mr. Harrison's Confessions | Chapters 5-6Book talk begins at 23:29It'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 OrdoverTHIS WEEK'S TEA: https://bit.ly/craftlit-pdteaFarley's Bookshop!Don't forget to send us your crafty videosBE THE ALGORITHM YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD Struthless videosWhy doesn't 2025 feel like "the future"?Alive Internet Theory - Hope is PunkSelf Sabotage? In this economy?Evie Science videoSnoodsthe 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 patternMiscellaneousDon'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: [email protected]• 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

Ep. 696: Mr. Harrison's Confessions | Chapters 3-4Book talk begins at 25:15Pears, parties, and peculiar housemates—Mr. Harrison's adventures just keep getting more awkward (and more entertaining).---------------------------------------------------------------SEPTEMBER Raffle - Box of Raffle by Andrew OrdoverTHIS WEEK'S TEA: https://bit.ly/craftlit-pdteaFarley's Bookshop!Don't forget to send us your crafty videosDurham 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/5btQokB32dQSolomon'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, and capes and cloaks, that she looked like a black crape1 haycock2.very mal-àpropos that I could hardly keep from smiling; 3but I would not have done it for the world, … '"I have the 'dognoses' of my dear husband's complaint in my desk, Mr. Harrison, if you would like to draw up the case for the Lancet.4 : Mrs. Malaprop is a comedic character from Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 1775 play The Rivals. She is a pretentious and self-important aunt who constantly makes humorous verbal blunders by using words that sound similar to, but are inappropriate for, the intended word. This type of linguistic error is now known as a malapropism. Her name is derived from the French term "mal à propos," which means "inappropriate" or "poorly placed". ***a memorable scene occurs when she instructs her niece, Lydia Languish, on the importance of controlling her passions, famously advising her to begin matrimony with "a little aversion," and later attempts to describe Lydia's headstrong nature by calling her "as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile". thenShe tells Lydia that she must forget the young man, saying, "But I say it is, miss; there is nothing on earth so easy as to forget, if a person chooses to set about it. I'm sure I have as much forgot your poor dear uncle as if he had never existed".MiscellaneousDon'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: [email protected]• 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. 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Ep. 695: Mr. Harrison's Confessions | Chapters 1-2Book talk begins at 14:46You'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 OrdoverTHIS WEEK'S TEA: https://bit.ly/craftlit-pdteaFarley's Bookshop!Don't forget to send us your crafty videosThe Dress (in process and another of the dress on me)MiscellaneousDon'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: [email protected]• 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

Ep. 694: Cranford | Chapter 16Book talk begins at 12:00Will peace be restored in Cranford society? Or will Mr. Peter's antics shake things up for good?---------------------------------------------------------------0:00 Episode start03:00 - 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-pdteaCrafty Chat 05:41 Don't forget to send us your crafty videosSizing knitted sweatersvideo on most hated knitting advice080:15 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 ConfessionsMiscellaneousDon'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: [email protected]• 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

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: [email protected]• 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

Ep. 693: Cranford | Chapter 15Book talk begins at 22:26Cranford 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 start3:20 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 videos07:10- review of Knit Nation9:00 stitch of the montharound 10:08 - I'm talking about what NOT to use the stitch for around 10:29 here's my swatcharound 12:18 color header pic The inner edge of odd pages has the page number :(22:26 START BOOK TALK22:30 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 Bregman25:00 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 Münchhausen→ German Text on Projekt Gutenberg-DE - Illustrated Edition (Gustave Doré, 1862)Beautifully illustrated version:→ Internet Archive Scan - English Edition with Illustrations (1895)Baron Munchausen: His Travels and Surprising Adventures in Russia (Includes famous illustrations)→ Project Gutenberg Free Audiobooks - LibriVox (English audiobook)→ Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen (LibriVox) - LibriVox (German audiobook)→ Wunderbare Reisen… (LibriVox)30:46 - More on the Siege of Rangoon (1824)32:20 - Chapter Audio 01:06:22 - Post-chapter NotesMiscellaneousDon'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: [email protected]• 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

Ep. 692: Cranford | Chapter 14Book talk begins at 11:49Will Miss Matty accept help from her loyal friends? And what's this about Martha and Jem... and a lodger?---------------------------------------------------------------0:00 Episode start01:30 July Raffle - Botanical Knits: 12 Designs inspired by trees and foliage by Alana Davos of Never Not Knitting03.14 - This week's Tea - Gratitude Blend https://bit.ly/craftlit-pdtea06:10 - 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 TALKRubric- 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 Wealth19:45 - 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-globe24:35 - Wool-work and counting threads - think of needlepoint and petit-point, but you have to COUNT THE THREADS in a muslin or light canvas backing. Around 1830 v popular to stitch portraits of royalty (again, at least 10 years out of popularity elsewhere, but still popular in Cranford). Printed, gridded patterrns (Beeton's Book of Needlework)27:05 - Under a glass shade - put a glass dome or CLOCHE over things to keep dust off—would have been REALLY important b/c it was DUSTY back then and only got worse in London as the Century went on (also used in gerdening for heat retention)27:55 - Couchant - lying down in Heraldry Image from Sodacan, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons28:35 - East India Tea Company - Founded in 1600 by QE1 and held the chartered right to trade with India and China and IMPORT the tea as a monopoly until 1834 (BTW, Twining's started as a coffee SHOP/Room adding tea in 1717 , bought adjacent building for ladies to take tea(might be Western world's oldest dry tea and coffee shop) at No. 216 Strand london in 1706; still operating today - and logo created in 1787 is worlds oldest in continuous use) B/c the EIC's charter was for trade/importing, anyone could SELL the tea.31:25 - our mites: Biblical times a mite was the lowest denomination of coin in Judea (two mites = one lepta (thin or small in Greek) which was equivalent to a quadran, the smallest Roman coin), (also see Mark 12:43 re: the Widow's Mite where Christ praises the window who gives her last two mites in the temple) Two mites were worth about 1/64th of a denari - a day's wage for a common worker, toay about 1/8 of a US penny (1 cent)33:40 - Spills - QUILLING (thank you Aimee!) video of making Quilled spills37:15 - Comfit - nut, seed, etc, covered in sugar coating - link to max miller's video on Sugar PlumsPost-chapter Notes1:25:42 - SSA update - Broader information from Snopes and SSA-specific update - but don't feel the need to read other sources. Here's the actual text of the Bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1/text MiscellaneousDon'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: [email protected]• 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. 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Ep. 691: Cranford | Chapter 13Book talk begins at 19:20Miss 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 start02:00 July Raffle - Botanical Knits: 12 Designs inspired by trees and foliage by Alana Davos of Never Not Knitting04:00 Dear Reader Game (iOS only So far) and a gif sample10:05 Don't forget to send us your crafty videos10:45 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 ago15:00 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-pdtea19:20 START BOOK TALK19:30 welly stawed = well-stopped or well-stuffed21:30 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 Notes55:55 Annotations said "green tea was FERMENTED tea" - nope, just partially oxidized then the process was halted, whereas Black teas were FULLY oxidized.MiscellaneousDon'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: [email protected]• 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

Ep. 690: Cranford | Chapter 12Book talk begins at 15:55Peter 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 start02.00 - 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 videos03:55 - Foundation Paper Piecing patterns04:30 - 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 Noah10:25 - Jameella Jamil's article12:17 - 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 JayKay15:20 - And from Maia a BBC podcast on the same topic15:30 - And another podcast from Lily M15:55 START BOOK TALK16:05 - A Moving Chess Pieces Chapter17:49 - "veiled prophet in Lalla Rookh" by Thomas Moore (1799-1852), verse tales joined by prose text, first tale "The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan" Edward Said's book Orientalism19:00 - Rowland's Kalydor: a skin tonic with a basis of almond oil.19:20 - Bonds are issued by governments or companies wishing to raise money. Foreign bonds in Cranford = risky (a kind of South Sea bubble).22:56 - "Tibbie Fowler"—poem by Robert Burns (1756 to 1796)24:30 - "Queen of Spain's Legs"—just sayin' 🤣47:21 - Post Chapter Chat51:10 - it's not The Kiss scene, it's "The Reunion Scene" and you can find it here. MiscellaneousDon'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: [email protected]• 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

Ep. 689: Cranford | Chapter 11Book talk begins at 13:40Who'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.htm13:40 START BOOK TALKMiscellaneousDon'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: [email protected]• 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

Ep. 688: Cranford | Chapter 10Book talk begins at 14:11Robbers, 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£ outfit13:10 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 chapter15:03 - Doctors are also dentists - don't forget16:10 - 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 / Nightingale20:34 - You'll hear a reference to a mysterious "deadly force" - or "the gaze"21:32 - Cheltenham, spa town.21:46 - Virago—domineering bad tempered woman21:50 - 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 to 1815)—author of an essay "Towards a Theory of Apparitions" and Dr Samuel Hibbard—(1782 to 1848)—the author of Sketches of the Philosophy of Apparitions (or an Attempt to Trace Such Illusions to Their Physical Causes (1825)59:27 Post-chapter Chat01:02:00 - LOGICAL FALLACY - Miss Pole: "I beleive he was robbed…"Appeal to Belief ** - (argumentum ad consequentiam or ad populum)** Definition: Claiming that something must be true (or false) simply because one believes it, regardless of the evidence or reasoning - the Plural of Anecdote is NOT Data.1:03:39 Mrs Forester - cold pigged in the morning to get out of bedMiscellaneousDon'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: [email protected]• 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

Ep. 687: Cranford | Chapter 9Book talk begins at 20:20This 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 husbands.• Chapeau Bras - A chapeau-bras is a specific type of hat, often a bicorne or tricorne, designed to be folded and carried under the arm. It translates literally from French as "hat arm". These hats were a popular style worn by gentlemen, particularly during the 18th century, for dress occasions and could be easily stowed when not worn—NOT IN FASHION NOW• National School boys - elementary schools set up by C of E - listen to the story of the minister with the boys HA!• leg·er·de·main - /ˌlejərdəˈmān/ skillful use of one's hands when performing conjuring tricks.Post-chapter Chat• MISS POLE IS OUTTA CONTROL• Assembly Room has seen better days like Emma's Highbury• It was "not the thing" says Miss Pole - just like Emma's dad! and yet SHE was the one annoying the SignoreMiscellaneousDon'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: [email protected]• 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

Ep. 686: Cranford | Chapter 8Book talk begins at 15:54Lady 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 start1:55 - 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-crafty4:45 - Plum Deluxe Tea-CraftLit's Discount Code! https://bit.ly/craftlit-pdtea5:05 - Doom and Bloom book,5:35 - Struthless's YouTube channel8:01 - ELSIE BLOUSE on WEARING HISTORY wearinghistory.com8:50 - 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 Schmidt13:48-Anya's voice mailBOOK TALK—Re-hash Notes15:57 - Last week Visiting - RE-LISTENPre-hash Notes17:00 - 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 - Sedulously-Dedication, diligence22:55 - "thought you might want a description of Mrs Smith, Her being a bride". B/c often a bride's 1st appearance in society after honeymoon she wore her dress.23:15 - ***nipped up her petticoats*** -25:10 - Mr Milliner - introduce him to listeners - ignored back door (GASP)25:15 - candle lighters as an excise LOL ALSO what's she making them out of?!??? - EXCELLENT WAY TO USE OLD BILLS & LETTERS!Assumption no one will go LOL -Poole's rationalization to go to party 🤣 - don't give her the satisfaction of hurting us (but mostly I HAVE A NEW CAP!!!)27:23 - Phlegmatic - Mrs Jamieson - of the Four Temperaments: sanguine, choleric, melancholic, and phlegmatic - UNemotionalVery smart cap - Miss Pole -Duty was to FIRST buy a new cap - everyone does b/cwhen wearing a new cap, Cranford ladies were like Ostriches and didn't care what was on their bodies - lol -28:00 - Brooches - popular now??Dogs eyes -Hair insides - Mausoleum/weeping willowStiff muslin - like brooch mounted on florettesWe're brooches out of fashion??!? -30:00- LISTEN to the description of Miss Pole! HA!Scotch pebbles - not really timely. Victoria bought Balmoral in 1848 and suddenly Scottish agates (found in stream beds with other semi-precious stones) were VERY popular30:45 - Hair powder Over his coat collar - started in 1715 and was WAY out of date by now*St James' Chronicle* is a 4-way shared subscription with Cranford ladies - Quarter share -Mr Mulliner —ADD to cheat sheet -He looked like a Sulky cockatoo. lol -31:25 - her furniture—Era predates-Louis 14th (1638-1715) - remember people were cheap, furniture was not32:12 - pembrook table - drop-leaf table32:45 - Kaleidoscope - invented in 1817 by Sir David Brewster; Conversation Cards and Puzzle Cards - seen in the Doctor sub-plot of the Mini-series/"Mr Harrisson's Confessions (1851)34:30 - Drawings on tea chests - Might be Tole painting? might be like this (which happens to be ***japanned!*** A tinplate tea chest, c. 1760, painted with naturalistic flowers and containing two tinplate tea canisters and a sugar box. Private collection) Essential guide to tea chests and caddies36:35 - torpid - mentally OR physically inactiveAgreeable and not formally - seated36:40 - 10£ - would have purchased her whole ensemble - see belowA Lord, yet NOT a ***Lord*** - had become a common turn of phrase (A __- but not A ____), kind of like "because Reasons" has become shorthand in conversation.Lady Glenmire and Mrs. Jaimeson - SIL41:05 - Small lumps of sugar - b/c sugar was lumped in-house, not purchased in pre-squared formPreference, Ombré, Quadrille, ***Basto***, Spadille - card games and Basto=Ace of Clubs is 3rd highest trump card in Ober and Quadrille. By playing it, Misss Pole makes Lady GLenmire use up the highest trump spadrille - the Ace of Spades41:50 - Mrs Forrester's (of Cow fame) LACE STORY!43:00 - Catholic Emancipation Bill = 1829 gave Catholics access to certain public offices from which they had previously been barred. This would have exactly ZERO impact on the making of Brussels Lace.42:30 - Emetic + top-boot *(in the early 1800s, Wellingtons were sometimes referred to as "top boots". 42:50 - The term "top boots" was used for high-cut boots, often associated with riding or military wear, and Wellingtons were a popular type of boot in that category)* - emetic causes vomiting (NOT as done in the mini-series)43:30 - astronomy/astrology - Francis Moor's astrological predictionsPost-chapter NotesMartha no family in town?LOVE the "How do we address a Lady - I forgot!"HA! Mrs Jaimeson seems pretty desperate for company by the time the ladies visit! HA!- LOVE Mulliner relationship with All The Women - ugh…mansplaining.miss Pole's triumphant first comment -The DOG gets the cream!!?!? We were as intelligent and sensible as the dog - HA!!!Mrs Forrester is wearing VOMIT LACE! HA!LACE EPISODE PUT "PLAUSIBLE" on screen like mythbustersLEANNE LACE VIDEOAdditional notes for the lace video at the end: Lace of Long Ago1920s Belgian Lace Makers Nalbinding Kerouac's manuscriptMiscellaneousClothing costs research (some)MeasuringWorth.comCunnington, C. Willett. *English Women's Clothing in the Nineteenth Century* (1937)Ribeiro, Aileen. *Dress and Morality* (1986)Recollections: Victorian Clothing CostsDon'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:...

Ep. 685: Cranford | Chapter 7Book talk begins at 17:04This 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 start5:09 - Plum Deluxe Tea-CraftLit's Discount Code! https://bit.ly/craftlit-pdteaSend your crafty videos: https://bit.ly/craftlit-be-craftyAlso, 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=Hqs9kjmfmHPA8gSC8:35 - Explaining TARIFFS with a Textile History Lesson with Jillian Eve: https://youtu.be/2qALHS-QJ28?si=fyQx1Lk8vZ1Rdw0A&t=16017:04 - Poor Peter last week - ends with Martha…KISSING!17:41 - the Cranford Character Cheat Sheet through Chapter 7: https://bit.ly/cranford-characters-1-819:36 - Anyone know—was she the queen who may have suffered from an eating disorder? Queen Adelaide - Wife of William IV who reigned 1830-3725:03 - 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-manille27:58 - 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 Making30:24 Damson tart - and apparently a fun way to use leftover damsons from gin making! Anyone have any Damson tart recipes?31:05 START OF CHAPTER AUDIO58:35 - Don't forget to send us your crafty videos SEND US YOUR CRAFTY VIDEOS59:10 - Thin Man Watch Party Thursday, May 29, 8pm Eastern timeBOOK/WATCH PARTIES coming up in 2025 https://craftlit.gumroad.com/l/craftlit-partyLast Thursday of every month, 8pm Eastern: - May—Thin Man (movie)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: [email protected]• 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

Ep. 684: Cranford | Chapter 6Book talk begins at 15:15Oh, 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 start01:45 Plum Deluxe Cinnamon Nourish Black Tea—part of the Winter CollectionAlso, 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 book8:20 Bug and Bee house (I love this guy's VERY DIY attitude) and Ladybug Hotel #1 and Bug Hotel #212:00 Barbara Edelman show - BEE EPISODE15:15 Read all the letters and ended with "poor Peter" which will be where we begin today15:30 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 Congress18:00 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? [email protected] or 1-206-350-1642, or speakpipe.com/craftlit20:10 Queen Esther and King Ahasuerus - ONLY BOOK THAT DOESN'T MENTION GODLOOK! ⬆️ It's a Whole Megillah! 😂26:00 No overland route for Poor Peter - this clues us in on when Peter went to India. [An overland route via the Red Sea was opened in the late 1830s](https://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2017/06/full-steam-ahead-overland-route-home.html27:30 "Some Great War in India" - probably the First Anglo Burmese War (1824-26)28:54 here's your chapter summary: Summary: Miss Matty shares the story of her brother, Peter, who left Cranford after a disagreement with their father. His absence left a lasting impact on Miss Matty, highlighting the deep bonds of family despite misunderstandings.Post-chapter Notes01:02:29 "Jack and Jilling it" is shorthand for when Heather refers to this article: Journal of Reading, Volume 24, No. 2, November 1980, p. 101, William H. Smith, "What they didn't tell you about Jack and Jill"Don't forget to send us your crafty videos SEND US YOUR CRAFTY VIDEOS.BOOK/WATCH PARTIES coming up in 2025 https://craftlit.gumroad.com/l/craftlit-partyJan—All About Eve (Buckle up!)Feb—Rebecca (book)Mar—Rebecca (movie —if requested, a double feature of Hitchcock's version vs the 2020 remake)Apr—Thin Man (book)May—Thin Man (movie)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: [email protected]• 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

Ep. 683: Cranford | Chapter 5Book talk begins at 9:31A mysterious stranger arrives in town, and you just know the ladies of Cranford are ready to investigate... politely, of course.---------------------------------------------------------------00:00 Episode start01:28 2:42 Plum Deluxe Full Body Reset green tea. Plum Deluxe's CraftLit tea collection is here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-pdteaAlso, 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 letters16:36 STRING and Indian-rubber rings17:24 "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 corded or embossed silk fabric, From French - peau de soie, a cloth resembling serge (twill fabric with diagonal lines/ridges on both inner and outer surfaces per a two-up/two-down weave.)24:19 Bottom of page a small "T.O." = turn over / Molly's writing is full of spelling like "Bewty" which is a subsequent joke line25:49 Dum memor ipse Mei, dum Spiritus regift artus - Virgil, Æneid, IV.382, "While memory shall last and breath still control my limbs"25:28 Carmen (lowercase) like CARMINA (song poem or verse)26:54 Gentleman's Magazine 1782—Kind of an Atlantic Monthly—guess who contributed? Samuel Johnson!27:18 M. T. Ciceroni's Epistolae: The letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43BCE) Roman statesman, orator, philosopher, and writer with 800+ letters survivingHeather before recording, in garden, with skewer pack:28:41 "Rod in a pickle" - rod, method of punishment; pickle, something preserved for future use.29:42 Life is a vale of tears: Psalm 84:6 also, description of a helicopter parent feels marvelously modern30:21 Mrs Chapone (1727-1801) Contributed to the Rambler AND Gentleman's Magazine and wrote "Letters on the Improvement of the Mind (1773) and Mrs Carter (1717-1806) many languages and in 1758 published first translation of Epictetus THE Stoic Philosopher.31:32 "Before Miss Edgeworth's 'Patronage' had banished wafers from polite society…": Patronage was a book (1814) with a character who was offended by a letter she received that was sealed with a wafer: "I wonder how any man can have the impertinence to send me his spittle" (I, 248)33:06 "Old original post with stamp in the corner" not exactly the right watermark, but you get the idea…34:30 "Sesquipedalian" writing - foot and a half long sesqui = 1-½ pedalis =foot looonng polysyllabic words35:13 Buonaparte (Bony)1805 invasion fears - In case you still need to build your own BUG OUT BAG36:55 David and Goliath, son of Jesse (I Samuel 17)Apollyon (Greek version) and Abbadon (Hebrew version) are names for an archangel In Revelation 9:11—> _"And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon." (Revelation 9:11, KJV)Meaning:Abaddon (Hebrew) means "destruction" or "place of destruction."Apollyon (Greek) means "destroyer."It's overblown biblical satire—calling someone "Apollyon" in Cranford is like referring to a strict schoolmarm as "Beelzebub."38:08 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.Post-chapter NotesChapone and Carter and Bluestockings (see below for big notes)real historical women writers, both part of the 18th-century English Bluestocking movement—educated, literary women who promoted female intellectualism and moral development. Gaskell is absolutely name-dropping intentionally here for Cranford's themes of domestic gentility, moral seriousness, and self-improvement.⸻Mrs. Hester Chapone (1727–1801)Best known for Letters on the Improvement of the Mind (1773), addressed to her niece.It was a conduct book for young women, offering advice on moral character, reading habits, and proper behavior.Hugely popular—Cranford-adjacent readers would know her by name.⸻Mrs. Elizabeth Carter (1717–1806)A respected scholar, translator, and poet—a genuine intellectual heavyweight.Famously translated the Discourses of Epictetus from Greek in 1758—the first English translation by a woman, and one of the first of Epictetus at all.She knew multiple classical and modern languages and was close friends with figures like Samuel Johnson and Hannah More.*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: [email protected]• 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. 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Ep. 682: Cranford | Chapter 4Book talk begins at 10:00A mysterious stranger stirs up gossip, secrets slip out over tea, and Miss Matty's world gets just a little more complicated.---------------------------------------------------------------00:00 Episode start01:56 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-pdtea03:55 - Gardening Olla DIY video 1 and a plastic bottle version and gardening video with fake drip irrigation06:12 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 enough11:00 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 reader12:00 "Pudding before meat" and "no broth no ball; no ball, no beef"14:00 Yorkshire Pudding, a Humble History15:32 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 Caleche's in Dracula - turns out they're related! Retractable hood to put over a cap!19:34 Tennyson - a line about cedars from 1842's "The Gardiner's Daughter" and in the original text It's missing from the published version so a conversation turn would have been less of an utter non-sequiter in the OG version.20:30 Headsup for the crocheters in our midst.20:48 "Locksley Hall" by Tennyson - not included accidentally.21:04 Visiting rules - more49:40 '"My cousin might make a drive, I think," said Miss Pole, who was afraid of ear-ache, and had only her cap on. '— spectacular set of non-sequiters (p41)53:30 I saw, I imitated, I survived - Mary Smith as Cæsar - using rounded knife tip as a spoon-ish food delivery deviceDon't forget! SEND US YOUR CRAFTY VIDEOSGeorge Herbert's poetry often draws on the natural world, gardens, and quiet reflection:1. "The Flower"Theme: Renewal, the seasons of the soul, joy in growth Perfect for July because: It celebrates the resurgence of beauty and hope—after cold or darkness, flowers bloom again."Grief melts awayLike snow in May, As if there were no such cold thing.""Who would have thought my shriveled heartCould have recovered greenness? It was gone Quite underground; as flowers depart To see their mother-root, when they have blown.""Thy garden is not bare;And I shall find once more The sweet communion with thy saints."2. "Easter"Yes, it's tied to the holiday, but it also celebrates light and blooming."Rise heart; thy Lord is risen. Sing his praiseWithout delays, Who takes thee by the hand, that thou likewise With him mayst rise."Pair this with literal rising things—morning sun, lilies, tall foxgloves.3. "The Pulley"Theme: Why God withholds perfect rest—so we seek Him. This works well in summer, when life feels abundant, but still leaves a twinge of longing."When God at first made man,Having a glass of blessings standing by…" (and yet withheld rest, to draw man's soul back to God)A beautiful idea for a reflective pause among too-perfect blooms.4. "Love (III)"Theme: Divine love, human unworthiness, and acceptance It's more theological, but gentle and moving—great for a quiet bench moment in a shady corner."Love bade me welcome; yet my soul drew back…""You must sit down," says Love, "and taste my meat." So I did sit and eat."It pairs beautifully with the hum of bees and the hospitality of a garden.If you want a very short quote for your garden journal or bench-musing: • "Thou hast given me this herb of grace to smell and taste." — from "Grace" • "Sweet rose, whose hue angry and brave…" — from "Virtue" • "He that in mirth and youthful jollity keeps measure, is more temperate than he that lets his sorrow flow out without check." — from his prose The Country Parson*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: [email protected]• 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. 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Ep. 681: Cranford | Chapter 3Book talk begins at 15:00A mysterious gentleman caller? A missed dinner invite gone socially sideways? Things are getting awkwardly entertaining in the most delightfully proper way.---------------------------------------------------------------00:00 Episode start03:00 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 you05:00 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid trailer05:36 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/craftlit8:05 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 House13:28 Heather attempts gardening on a deck without a hose. Sympathy and/or hints are welcomed ;) [email protected]:35 START OF BOOK TALK19:20 Hortus Siccus - an arranged collection of dried plants20:19 Judi Dench as Miss Matty in the miniseries21:14 Articles of Engagement - rules for your servants (a contract)22:00 wine and dessert (really wine and nuts)22:44 Recondite - something difficult to understand23:15 Army Lists23:42 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 always costs dearly.Another moral: Apply logic to this grim story, and you will ascertain that it took place many years ago. No husband of our age would be so terrible as to demand the impossible of his wife, nor would he be such a jealous malcontent. For, whatever the color of her husband's beard, the wife of today will let him know who the master is. (Heather's note: I just had to add those here as I found them after I recorded)Andrew Lang, The Blue Fairy Book (London: Longmans, Green, and Company, ca. 1889), pp. 290-295.Lang's source: Charles Perrault, "La Barbe bleüe, "Histoires ou contes du temps passé, avec des moralités: Contes de ma mère l'Oye (Paris, 1697).And just for fun because I've mentioned it before: Blue Beard. Additional folktales of Aarne-Thompson types 312 and 312A and - The Robber Bridegroom. Another tale by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm about a sinister bridegroom (Aarne-Thompson type 955).—The **Aarne-Thompson**-Uther Index is wrapped around the Bluebeard story like a tourniquet!24:50 "Leave me to repose…" from poem "The Descent of Odin" by Thomas Gray (of "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard")25:55 "Pride which apes humility" from "The Devil's Thoughts""The Devil's Thoughts" is a satirical poem in common metre by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, published in 1799, and expanded by Robert Southey in 1827 and retitled "The Devil's Walk" (Heather: AH HA! Now it makes sense). The narrative describes the Devil going walking and enjoying the sight of the various sins of mankind. Wikipedia Originally published: 1799 Authors: Robert Southey, Samuel Taylor Coleridge27:24 Yeoman vs Esquire29:15 Castle Building (aka, wool-gathering) - the Castle in the Air30:17 CHAPTER AUDIO BEGINS - Heather makes wool slippers using The Crossover Slipper pattern from YouMakeItSimple.com52:46 POST-CHAPTER CHAT53:45 Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management, Mrs Beeton's mitts from Brenda Dayne56:25 Serve from the Left details:Serving: - Plates: Plates are served from the left, using your left hand to place the plate, allowing the server to use their right hand to avoid crossing in front of the guest.Beverages: Beverages, such as water and wine, are poured from the right, as glasses are typically placed to the right of the guest's plate.Sides: Sides like bread and vegetables are also served from the left.Clearing:Plates: Plates are cleared from the right, using your right hand to remove the plate.Exceptions:If a guest is obstructing the way on the right, or if there is an object on the right side, a server may need to serve from the right.Some restaurants may have their own protocols for serving, whether it's to the right or left.Why Serve from the Left?Serving from the left is considered less intrusive for right-handed diners, as it avoids the server having to reach across the guest.It also allows the server to carry the food in their left hand and serve with their right hand, without crossing their arms in front of the guest.57:20 Madeline Khan in Blazing Saddles*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: [email protected]• 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...

Ep. 680: Cranford | Chapter 2Book 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 Warren tried to read a letter from Coretta Scott King into the Congressional Record in February 2017. See Mary Wollstonecraft on masculine women on CraftLit's Weekly Constitutional playlist• 17:50 - Sampler from Irish museum - this is not the one I remembered (they haven't digitised their entire collection) but it DOES have a shocking poem in it—by a 14 year old girl.• 18:50 - Just a heads up: Gaskell sort of doesn't really quote things accurately—at this time code she's sort of quoting Hamlet, she also makes up words like Brunonian• 20:02 - Sort of quoting Alexander Pope "Imitations of Horace" 1733• 20:17 - Sort of quoting/sub-referencing Spenser's "The Faerie Queene" IV:3;32, 1596• 20:55 - Nasty cruel Railroads. Yup.• 22:17 - The guy who got a railroad spike through his head - Phineas Gage (podcast dispelling myths with SCIENCE!)• 23:13 - Bonnet as helmet• In fashion in 1820. Not in fashion by the 1840s:• 24:50 Galignani's Messenger*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: [email protected]• 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

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 1Book 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• The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens• Rasselas by Samuel Johnson• The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary• Boswell's Life of Johnson by James Boswell and a cool video about it• The Rambler*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: [email protected]• 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

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

Full Video Series at https://bit.ly/craftlit-vindicationMary Wollstonecraft Eats the Rich and Eviscerates the Haters00:00 Opening01:07 I Have Notes03:28 Challenges of Change and Freedom09:57 Education and Women's Dependency12:49 Women's Power and Societal Expectations14:04 Equal Education and Virtue17:45 Critique of Chivalry and Courtesy20:38 Conclusion and Upcoming Content21:35 START of Chapter 4 and Women's Degradation24:19 The Role of Reason and Rationality29:04 Cultural and Societal Influences31:16 The Pursuit of Pleasure and Its Consequences38:22 The Impact of Education and Social Expectations43:10 Comparisons with the Rich and Powerful45:01 Adam Smith Extended Quote Starts Here53:41 The Call for Equality and Rational Education55:20 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 parallel01:06:03 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: [email protected]• 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

Full Video Series at https://bit.ly/craftlit-vindicationMary Wollstonecraft goes off on Rousseau, hoisting him with his own Petard, as it were.*00:00 Opening00:57 I Have Notes06:26 CHAPTER 306:44 Introduction to Bodily Strength and Gender07:34 Misconceptions About Genius and Health10:21 The Superiority Debate: Men vs. Women11:43 ROUSSEAU Footnote: Why Women Can't ________17:38 Education and Female Virtue19:01 EXTENSIVE FOOTNOTE from Mr. Day's "Sandford and Merton", Vol III22:30 Critique of Rousseau's Views on Women27:11 ROUSSEAU Quote re Girls & Dolls & Coquettes30:39 ROUSSEAU Footnote on Girl Writing the Letter "O"36:30 The Consequences of Female Subjugation38:05 The Call for Rational Education40:51 The Corruption of Power and Female Dignity41:24 Revolutionizing Female Manners44:55 The Nature of Worship and Rational Conduct47:20 The Role of Women in Society51:53 The Consequences of Dependence54:36 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 Virtues01:10:53 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• 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: [email protected]• 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

Twelfth Day of CraftLit (2024)All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024LINK 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-2024DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 3: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/third-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 4: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fourth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 5: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fifth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 6: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/sixth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 7: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/seventh-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 8: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/eighth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 9: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/ninth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 10: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/tenth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 11: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/eleventh-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY TWELVEA Christmas Carol-in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles DickensProject 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.comCraftLit'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: [email protected] and share your thoughts! 1-206-350-1642SUPPORT 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 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 Channel Memberships—Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/craftlitNEW at CraftLit.com — *Premium SITE Membership* https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ (identical to Patreon except more of your support goes to the CraftLit Team)If you want to join us for a particular Book or Watch Party but you don't want to subscribe, 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

Eleventh Day of CraftLit (2024)All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024LINK 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-2024DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 3: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/third-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 4: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fourth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 5: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fifth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 6: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/sixth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 7: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/seventh-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 8: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/eighth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 9: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/ninth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 10: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/tenth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY ELEVENA 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/254The 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/286To 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/92Vera's First Christmas Adventure (1907)By: Arnold Bennett - https://librivox.org/author/263From: The Grim Smile of the Five Towns - https://librivox.org/christmas-short-works-collection-2007/eText: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/4734Read by: Andy Minter - https://librivox.org/reader/152What Christmas Is As We Grow OlderCharles Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. During his life, his works enjoyed unprecedented fame, and by the twentieth century his literary genius was broadly acknowledged by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to be widely popular. Born in Portsmouth, England, Dickens left school to work in a factory after his father was thrown into debtors' prison. Although he had little formal education, his early impoverishment drove him to succeed. Over his career he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, 5 novellas and hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms.Read by: Bob NeufeldSt. Nicholas 05:02 (fireside) http://www.archive.org/download/firesidechristmasstories_1312_librivox/firesidechristmas_09_stnicholas_algerjr_ccs_128kb.mp3Horatio Alger, Jr. (January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American author, best known for his many formulaic juvenile novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middle-class security and comfort through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty.Read by: Claudia SaltoThe House of the Seven Santas (1908)John Kendrick Bangs (May 27, 1862 – January 21, 1922) was an American author, editor and satirist.Read by: David WalesChristmas SermonRobert Louis Stephenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.Read by: ACBowgus (17:18)The Night After Christmas (1907)By: Ann P.L.Field - https://librivox.org/author/8095From: https://librivox.org/christmas-short-works-collection-2007/eText: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18908Read by: Jan MacGillivray - https://librivox.org/reader/1752Her Birthday Dream (1916)By: Nellie C. King - https://librivox.org/author/10170From: https://librivox.org/fireside-christmas-short-stories/eText: Christmas Stories And Legends by Phebe A. Curtiss - http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17770Read by: Angela (BookAngel7) - <a...

Tenth Day of CraftLit (2024)All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024LINK 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-2024DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 3: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/third-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 4: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fourth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 5: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fifth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 6: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/sixth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 7: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/seventh-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 8: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/eighth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 9: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/tenth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY TENChristmas at Red ButteBy: 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/7756A Christmas Surprise at Enderly RoadBy: 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/4936The 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 ColumnThin 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 than 2,000 stories and essays and is most famous for his short story "Pigs Is Pigs", in which a bureaucratic stationmaster insists on levying the livestock rate for a shipment of two pet guinea pigs, which soon start proliferating exponentially.Read by: GROUP: NAMES (27:23) - CUT HE SAID SHE SAIDsChristmas Present Assurance Company (1894)C. H. Grinling ( - )aside from several books on trains and the history of railways in Britain, evidently, Mr. Grinling didn't do much else of note.Read by: HEATHER or Maria KasperA Christmas Mystery: the story of the three wise men (1910)William John Locke (20 March 1863 – 15 May 1930)was a novelist and playwright, born in Cunningsbury St George, Christ Church, Demerara, British Guyana. In 1894 he published his first novel, At the Gate of Samaria, but he did not achieve real success for another decade, with The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne (1905) and The Beloved Vagabond (1906). Chambers Biographical Dictionary wrote of his "long series of novels and plays which with their charmingly written sentimental themes had such a success during his life in both Britain and America... His plays, some of which were dramatised versions of his novels, were all produced with success on the London StageRead by: Ruth Golding (38:47) http://www.archive.org/download/multilingual_christmas_0912_librivox/09_english_christmasmystery_locke_rg.mp3An Old Fashionned ChristmasRichard Marsh (1857 - 1927)was the pseudonym of the British author born Richard Bernard Heldmann. A best-selling and prolific author of the Victorian fin de siècle and the early Edwardian period, Marsh's success rivalled that of contemporary writers of popular fiction such as Marie Corelli. He is best known today for his supernatural thriller The Beetle, which was published in the same year as Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) and was initially even more popular.Read by: Lars Rolander (1942-2016) (39:32)_____Digital Premium Audiobook Shop: https://CraftLit.Gumroad.comCraftLit's SocialsHeather's Amazon WishlistErik'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: <a href="mailto:[email protected]"...

Ninth Day of CraftLit (2024)All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024LINK 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-2024DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 3: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/third-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 4: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fourth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 5: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fifth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 6: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/sixth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 7: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/seventh-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 8: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/eighth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY NINEA Christmas InspirationBy: 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/4990A Christmas MistakeBy: 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/3157Christmas 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 of the world (including the United Kingdom, Japan, the United States, and New Zealand) dedicated to the enjoyment and promotion of his works and the investigation of his life.Read by: Lucy Perry (1:17)Christmas Day (1908)David Hartley Coleridge (19 September 1796 – 6 January 1849)was an English poet, biographer, essayist, and teacher. He was the eldest son of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.Read by: ravenotation (1:17)Christmas Barring-OutStella C Shetter (c. 1879 - 1937)was a short story writer who in 1933 won a national contest sponsored by the American Legion.Read by: BookAngel7 (6:37) A little insight into customs from other timesChristmas in the Olden Time (1861)Sir Walter Scott (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832)1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time. Scott was the first English-language author to have a truly international career in his lifetime, with many contemporary readers in Europe, Australia, and North America. His novels and poetry are still read, and many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, The Lady of the Lake, Waverley, The Heart of Midlothian, and The Bride of Lammermoor.Read by: Lucy Perry (2:35)Christmas TimeJohn Clare (13 July 1793 – 20 May 1864)was an English poet, the son of a farm labourer, who came to be known for his celebratory representations of the English countryside and his lamentation of its disruption.Read by: Ruth Golding (6:03) Morris Dance, Harlequin + hunchbackOld ChristmasMary Howitt (12 March 1799 – 30 January 1888)was an English poet, and author of the famous poem The Spider and the Fly. She was educated at home, and read widely; she commenced writing verses at a very early age. Together with her husband, William Howitt, she wrote over 180 books.Read by: Lucy Perry (1:45)Children's Book of xmas stories: Christmas In 1776Anne Hollingsworth Wharton (December 15, 1845 – July 29, 1928)was an American writer and historian. She devoted herself chiefly to the study of the social history of the Colonial and Revolutionary periods of the United States, wrote a number of entertaining books and magazine articles in this field, and was chosen historian of the The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America.Read by: Alisa (12:07)Christmas on Wheels (1895)By: Willis Boyd Allen - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/41542From: Christmas on Wheels - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64094eText: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64094.html.imagesRead by: David Wales - https://librivox.org/reader/6454Christmas and the Literature of Disillusion (1908)By: Samuel McCord Crothers - <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6347" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Eighth Day of CraftLit (2024)All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024LINK 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-2024DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 3: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/third-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 4: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fourth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 5: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fifth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 6: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/sixth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 7: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/seventh-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY EIGHTA 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/92Bertie'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 &amp; Jessica Mells - http://www.archive.org/download/christmasshortworks_2014_1412_librivox/csw14_21_christmaseveryday_64kb.mp3Christmas and the Sprit of Democracy (1908)By: Samuel McCord Crothers - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6347From: By the Christmas Fire - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20953eText: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20953.html.imagesRead by: Andrew Ordover - https://brokenhand.substack.com/p/my-new-bookWhy the Chimes Rang (1909)By: Raymond Macdonald Alden - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35753Producer: Duncan MacDougald, Jr.From: Why the Chimes RangeText: https://christmasstories.org/why-the-chimes-rang/#:~:text=(Summary%3A%20In%20%E2%80%9CWhy%20the,witness%20the%20church's%20wondrous%20serviceRead by: Ted Malone, Dick Leibert_____Digital Premium Audiobook Shop: https://CraftLit.Gumroad.comCraftLit'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: [email protected] and share your thoughts! 1-206-350-1642SUPPORT 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 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 Channel Memberships—Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/craftlitNEW at CraftLit.com — *Premium SITE Membership* https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ (identical to Patreon except more of your support goes to the CraftLit Team)If you want to join us for a particular Book or Watch Party but you don't want to subscribe, 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

Seventh Day of CraftLit (2024)All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024LINK 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-2024DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 3: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/third-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 4: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fourth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 5: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fifth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 6: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/sixth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY SEVENThe Eve of St. NicholasBy: 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/2607The 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 readersAndrew 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 poems, including "Mandalay" (1890), "Gunga Din" (1890), and "If—" (1910). Christmas in India (1908)Read by: Bellona Times (3:16)Arthur Guy Empey (11 December 1883, Ogden, Utah –22 February 1963, Wadsworth, Kansas)was a soldier in both the British and American armies of World War I, and an author, screenwriter, actor and movie producer.Christmas in a DugoutRead by: Lucy Perry (14:18)Louis Becke (18 June 1855 – 18 February 1913)was an Australian short-story writer and novelist.A Christmas Eve in the Far South SeasRead by: David Wales (14:35)William Lawrence Chittenden (1862 - 1934) - Cowboy's Christmas Ball (p.12, 1893)Read by: Winston Tharp (5:18)A Spin for the Ages (2023)By: Bob Greenberger https://bobgreenberger.com/ https://www.crazy8press.com/ https://www.facebook.com/bob.greenberger https://twitter.com/bobgreenbergerRead by: Aiden Ordover_____Digital Premium Audiobook Shop: https://CraftLit.Gumroad.comCraftLit's SocialsFind 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: [email protected] and share your thoughts! 1-206-350-1642SUPPORT 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 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 Channel Memberships—Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/craftlitNEW at CraftLit.com — *Premium SITE Membership* https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ (identical to Patreon except more of your support goes to the CraftLit Team)If you want to join us for a particular Book or Watch Party but you don't want to subscribe, 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

Sixth Day of CraftLit (2024)All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024LINK 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-2024DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 3: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/third-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 4: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fourth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 5: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fifth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY SIXReginald 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/6446Grandmother'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/2607Reginald'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 6:45Elizabeth Harrison - Little Gretchen and the Wooden ShoeRead by: Alyssa McCaslanRebecca 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 fan fiction.Sara L. Guerin - How the Secretary of the Treasury Once Played Santa Claus (a true story)Read by: HeatherWinnifred E. Lincoln - Little Girl's ChristmasRead by: Alissa 13.37Christmas Storms &amp; Sunshine (1848)By: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - https://librivox.org/author/4108From: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28636eText: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/28636/pg28636-images.htmlRead by: Ruth Golding - https://librivox.org/reader/2607_____Digital Premium Audiobook Shop: https://CraftLit.Gumroad.comCraftLit's SocialsFind 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: [email protected] and share your thoughts! 1-206-350-1642SUPPORT 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 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 Channel Memberships—Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/craftlitNEW at CraftLit.com — *Premium SITE Membership* https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ (identical to Patreon except more of your support goes to the CraftLit Team)If you want to join us for a particular Book or Watch Party but you don't want to subscribe, 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

Fifth Day of CraftLit (2024)All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024LINK 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-2024DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 3: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/third-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 4: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fourth-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY FIVEThe 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/4969Yes 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/860Elizabeth 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 OrdoverCharles 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 &gt; Volume II &gt; Page 300 December 21, 1850 (to "turn the page", look in the upper right for the 'previous page' 'next page')The Truce of God (1920)By: Mary Roberts Rinehart - https://librivox.org/author/286From: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14573eText: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/14573/pg14573-images.htmlRead by: Mary Ann Spiegel - https://librivox.org/reader/3645_____Digital Premium Audiobook Shop: https://CraftLit.Gumroad.comCraftLit's SocialsFind 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: [email protected] and share your thoughts! 1-206-350-1642SUPPORT 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 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 Channel Memberships—Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/craftlitNEW at CraftLit.com — *Premium SITE Membership* https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ (identical to Patreon except more of your support goes to the CraftLit Team)If you want to join us for a particular Book or Watch Party but you don't want to subscribe, 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

Fourth Day of CraftLit (2024)All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024LINK 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-2024DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY 3: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/third-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY FOURThe Christmas Stocking (1905)By: L Frank Baum - https://librivox.org/author/406From: https://librivox.org/librivox-2006-christmas-short-works-collection/eText: http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Text/christmas_stocking.htmRead by: Judy Bieber - https://librivox.org/reader/100The Shepherd Who Didn't Go (1916)By: Jay T. Stocking https://librivox.org/author/10171From: https://librivox.org/fireside-christmas-short-stories/eText: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17770/17770-h/17770-h.htm#Page_135Read by: Angela (BookAngel7) - https://librivox.org/reader/4323A Kidnapped Santa Claus (1904)By: L Frank Baum https://librivox.org/author/406From: https://librivox.org/librivox-2006-christmas-short-works-collection/eText: http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/KidnSant.shtmlRead by: Judy Bieber - https://librivox.org/reader/100CBS 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/19From: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14568eText: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/14568/pg14568-images.htmlMiddle English read by: Martin Geeson - https://librivox.org/reader/3595Modern English read by: Euan BartlettDigital Premium Audiobook Shop: https://CraftLit.Gumroad.comCraftLit's SocialsFind 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: [email protected] and share your thoughts! 1-206-350-1642SUPPORT 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 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 Channel Memberships—Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/craftlitNEW at CraftLit.com — *Premium SITE Membership* https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ (identical to Patreon except more of your support goes to the CraftLit Team)If you want to join us for a particular Book or Watch Party but you don't want to subscribe, 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

Third Day of CraftLit (2024)All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024LINK 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-2024DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024DAY THREEChristmas - by Paul Laurence DunbarChristmas Carol - by Paul Laurence DunbarAn Old-Time Christmas - by Paul Laurence DunbarSpeakin' of Christmas - by Paul Laurence DunbarJimmy Scarecrow's Christmas - by Mary Eleanor Wilkins FreemanChristmas in the Heart - by Paul Laurence DunbarWilliam 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 SauceChristmas Every DayThe Potato Child (1910)By: Mrs. Charles J Woodbury (Full name: Lucia Prudence Hall Woodbury) - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1833From: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5662eText: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/5662/pg5662-images.htmlRead by: Heather OrdoverGift of the Magi (1905)By: O. Henry - https://librivox.org/author/421From: https://librivox.org/christmas-short-works-collection-2008/eText: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7256/pg7256-images.htmlRead by: Carol Stripling - https://librivox.org/reader/3314Digital Premium Audiobook Shop: https://CraftLit.Gumroad.comCraftLit's SocialsFind 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: [email protected] and share your thoughts! 1-206-350-1642SUPPORT 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 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 Channel Memberships—Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/craftlitNEW at CraftLit.com — *Premium SITE Membership* https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ (identical to Patreon except more of your support goes to the CraftLit Team)If you want to join us for a particular Book or Watch Party but you don't want to subscribe, 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

Second Day of CraftLit (2024)All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024LINK 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-2024DAY TWOA Cornish Christmas Play by William Sandys, from Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern,... London, Richard Beckley, 1833http://www.folkplay.info/Texts/83s---sw.htmThe 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_0010Grace 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/whatmakeschristm00joneO 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#20Told After Supper (1891) by Jerome K. Jerome - https://librivox.org/author/529From: https://librivox.org/told-after-supper-by-jerome-k-jerome/eText: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1993/pg1993-images.htmlRead by: Ruth Golding - https://librivox.org/reader/2607CraftLit's SocialsFind 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: [email protected] and share your thoughts! 1-206-350-1642SUPPORT 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 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 Channel Memberships—Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/craftlitNEW at CraftLit.com — *Premium SITE Membership* https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ (identical to Patreon except more of your support goes to the CraftLit Team)If you want to join us for a particular Book or Watch Party but you don't want to subscribe, 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

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 ONEThe Mouse and the Christmas Cake by AnonymousThe Fir Tree by Hans Christian AndersonHoodoo McFiggins' Christmas - from Literary Lapses, by Stephen LeacockJohn 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 mibsSanta Claus And Little BilleeSandwich boards Telephone "Station"Told After Supper (1891)By: Jerome K. Jerome - https://librivox.org/author/529From: https://librivox.org/told-after-supper-by-jerome-k-jerome/eText: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1993/pg1993-images.htmlRead by: Ruth Golding - https://librivox.org/reader/2607CraftLit's SocialsFind 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: [email protected] and share your thoughts! 1-206-350-1642SUPPORT 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 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 Channel Memberships—Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/craftlitNEW at CraftLit.com — *Premium SITE Membership* https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ (identical to Patreon except more of your support goes to the CraftLit Team)If you want to join us for a particular Book or Watch Party but you don't want to subscribe, 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

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 LinksFull 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-EmileAs promised: CraftLit's SocialsFind 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: [email protected] and share your thoughts! 1-206-350-1642SUPPORT 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 Channel Memberships—Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/craftlitIf you want to join us for a particular Book or Watch Party but you don't want to subscribe, 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.Call 1-206-350-1642

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-vindication00:00 Intro notes01:56 Understanding MW's Annotations05:02 Note 1 on Islam - PBS LINK: https://to.pbs.org/49mmu6H05:44 Sura Ghafir 40:4006:17 Note on Islam 207:03 Define: Providence08:00 Notes on Genesis and Creation10:07 Definition: Sensual11:01 Virtue and Mortality in MWs View12:22 Define: Positive14:23 CHAPTER TWO TEXT: A Vindication on the Rights of Woman14:30 The Prevailing Opinion of a Sexual Character Discussed16:07 Women's Education and Virtue18:09 Critique of Rousseau and Other Authors28:16 The Superficial Knowledge of Women and Soldiers31:51 The Impact of Standing Armies34:57 The Tyranny of Sensualists35:32 Rousseau's Unnatural Sophia42:28 Post-chapter Footnotes*Links for you*Muhammad and Women | PBSNot Discussed Today, But Useful Now &amp; In Future EpisodesWilliam 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 LinksFull-text of Vindication: bit.ly/craftlit-vindication-textFull-text of Paradise Lost: bit.ly/craftlit-miltonFull-text of Èmile: bit.ly/craftlit-EmileMore 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 SocialsFind 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: [email protected] and share your thoughts! 1-206-350-1642SUPPORT 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 App——Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties——Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch PartiesAll tiers and benefits are also available asYouTube Channel MembershipsKo-Fi https://ko-fi.com/craftlitIf you want to join us for a particular Book or Watch Party but you don't want to subscribe, 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.Call 1-206-350-1642__________ MW's Death Trigger Warning: Women's Healthcare—Placental sepsisPlacental sepsis led to the death of Mary Wollstonecraft in 1797 after she gave birth to her daughter Mary Godwin. It is now more commonly known as puerperal sepsis or postpartum sepsis. This condition is an infection that occurs after childbirth. In the past, it was a major cause of maternal deaths related to childbirth, especially before modern hygiene practices and antibiotics became available.Global Situation Today:- Maternal sepsis remains a serious issue and is still a significant cause of maternal deaths around the world.- The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that maternal sepsis accounts for about 10% of all maternal deaths globally. It tends to be more common in areas where many births happen at home, there are not enough skilled healthcare workers, and healthcare systems are weak.Historical Background:During Wollstonecraft's time, doctors often worked in unhygienic environments and did not yet understand germs. Consequently, infections after childbirth were sadly common and often turned deadly.- Peer Reviewed Journal Articles on Placental Sepsis: Cambridge: https://bit.ly/4f3Absz; AIMDR: https://bit.ly/4gicca2; Incidences of: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6903710/-Trigger Warning: Details on MW's death: bit.ly/craftlit-MWs-death

Full series: https://bit.ly/craftlit-vindicationChapters00:00:00 Introduction00:00:17 Wollstonecraft's Word Choice00:01:28 Key Ideas and Concepts00:02:23 Rousseau's Influence and Critique00:05:10 Logical Fallacies and Nostalgia00:08:29 The Social Order and Modern Relevance00:14:40 Reminder...00:15:41 CHAPTER ONE00:15:42 THE RIGHTS AND INVOLVED DUTIES OF MANKIND CONSIDERED00:16:15 Man's Pre-eminence and Virtue00:16:56 Reason, Knowledge, and Society00:17:55 Prejudices and Intellectual Cowardice00:18:42 Expediency vs. Simple Principles00:19:57 Civilization and Its Discontents00:22:05 Rousseau's Solitude and Optimism00:23:09 Critique of Rousseau's Hypothesis00:23:46 The Role of Passions and Reason00:28:21 The Flaws of Regal Power00:31:22 The Dangers of Subordination00:35:14 The Influence of Professions on Character00:36:07 The Evolution of Government00:37:10 The Spread of Corruption and Luxury00:38:26 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 PrometheusCraftLit's SocialsFind 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: [email protected] and share your thoughts! 1-206-350-1642SUPPORT 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 App——Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties——Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch PartiesAll tiers and benefits are also available asYouTube Channel MembershipsKo-Fi https://ko-fi.com/craftlitIf you want to join us for a particular Book or Watch Party but you don't want to subscribe, 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.Call 1-206-350-1642

Full series: https://bit.ly/craftlit-vindication00:00:00 Introduction and Host Background00:00:27 Historical Context of the Book00:01:26 Understanding the Language and References00:01:59 What to Expect00:03:30 Terminology and Cultural Sensitivity00:05:55 Philosophical Underpinnings00:06:25 Religion in Wollstonecraft's World00:07:05 Viewer Engagement and Clarifications00:08:53 Reading the Introduction00:09:25 WOLLSTONECRAFT'S INTRODUCTION00:24:26 OUTTAKE - EMMA and VIRTUEI 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 SocialsFind 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: [email protected] and share your thoughts! 1-206-350-1642SUPPORT THE SHOW!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 PartiesAll tiers and benefits are also available asYouTube Channel MembershipsKo-Fi https://ko-fi.com/craftlitNEW at CraftLit.com — Premium SITE Membership https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ (identical to Patreon except more of your support goes to the CraftLit Team)If you want to join us for a particular Book or Watch Party but you don't want to subscribe, 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.Call 1-206-350-1642---------------------------------------------------------------*Speaking of a social contract:*I rely heavily on the Wayback Machine and Wikipedia for finding lost things and locating names and titles that are obscure. Please consider donating to keep them alive—— https://bit.ly/Wiki-donate

Full series: https://bit.ly/craftlit-vindicationChapters00:00:00 Respect for Understanding00:01:10 Call for Women's Rights00:01:33 The Role of Education00:02:26 French Society and Morality00:04:32 Contending for Women's Rights00:06:54 Arguments Against Oppression00:08:45 The Impact of Exclusion00:10:33 The Need for Equitable Laws00:11:54 Conclusion and Final AppealI 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 SocialsFind 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: [email protected] and share your thoughts! 1-206-350-1642SUPPORT THE SHOW!PATREON: https://patreon.com/craftlit (all tiers, below)——Walter Hartright - $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 PartiesAll tiers and benefits are also available asYouTube Channel MembershipsKo-Fi https://ko-fi.com/craftlitNEW at CraftLit.com — Premium SITE Membership https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ (identical to Patreon except more of your support goes to the CraftLit Team)If you want to join us for a particular Book or Watch Party but you don't want to subscribe, 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.Call 1-206-350-1642---------------------------------------------------------------*Speaking of a social contract:*I rely heavily on the Wayback Machine and Wikipedia for finding lost things and locating names and titles that are obscure. Please consider donating to keep them alive—— https://bit.ly/Wiki-donate

Ep. 678: End of Emma | Chapters 53-END / Volume 3, Chapters 17-ENDBook 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: [email protected]• 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

Ep. 677: The Penultimate | Chapter 52 / Volume 3, Chapter 16Book talk begins at 14:54.We're nearing the end. But Emma and Jane are actually bonding! With some.. classically horrifying Mrs. Elton moments. This is also your last chance to grab the quilt, so don't forget.---------------------------------------------------------------• Send your Emma thoughts with us and we'll discuss them on our future post book livestream!• 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.• Last. Chance. Grab a lovingly-stitched Halloween quilt now before Oct 20!• 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: [email protected]• 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