Join us as we explore how great works of literature can be the ultimate life coach for today. We will be dusting off the shelves if the old and familiar and discover how these works can help us find greater fulfillment in our lives. Disclaimer: We are not licensed life coaches. Our podcast is based on our own study, life experiences and opinions. Join our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/ifLqTT
Join Missy, Lu and Joanna as we discuss the delight novel, Pollyanna!
7 Apr 2023
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: Helen & Gilbert
Join us a we discuss Helen and Gilbert in the season finale!
17 Mar 2023
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: Intro & Tangents
Join us as we give the summary of this classic work with enjoyable tangents!
3 Mar 2023
Wuthering Heights: Love, Revenge & Forgiveness
Join us as we discuss the relationship between Catherine and Heathcliff, Heathcliff's revenge and its futality, and how forgivness breaks the chains to freedom.
17 Feb 2023
Wuthering Heights: Book Summary & Ellen "Nellie" Dean
Join us as we tell the story of Heathcliff and Cathy in this gothic novel written by Emily Bronte. We will discuss the character "Nellie" and her role in the tale.
Joanna's original piano piece was added to the end of this episode inspired by Wuthering Heights.
Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1pMMIe4hb4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1pMMIe4hb4)
Abuse Resources: https://www.calledtopeace.org/ (https://www.calledtopeace.org/) and https://www.thehotline.org/ (https://www.thehotline.org/)
3 Feb 2023
Jane Eyre: Beauty, Love & Autonomy
Join us as we talk about the elements of beauty, acts of love and learn what Charlotte Bronte wanted to teach us about autonomy in the classic novel Jane Eyre.
20 Jan 2023
Jane Eyre: Integrity, Authenticity and the Byronic Hero
Join us as we discuss the characters of Jane Eyre, and go in depth to discover examples of integrity and authenticity. What is a Byronic Hero?
Slideshow attached: autheniciyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoRkKvpS29w
Winchester House (not Remington)
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/heiress-gun-empire-built-mansion-forever-haunted-blood-money-built-it-180959712/ (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/heiress-gun-empire-built-mansion-forever-haunted-blood-money-built-it-180959712/)
6 Jan 2023
The Bronte Sisters & The Introduction to Jane Eyre
Join us as we discuss the lives of the Bronte family members. With a bonus introduction to the story and the characters of the classic, victorian, gothic novel Jane Eyre.
Walk Invisible: The Bronte Sisters (2016)
The Bronte Sisters Documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ldVIWJsEhI
23 Dec 2022
A Christmas Carol Part Two
Join us as we look into the themes and characters of one of the most beloved Christmas stories of all time.
Dickens, Charles. A Christmas carol . ed by Broadus, Edmund Kemper [Chicago, New York, Scott, Foresman and company, 1920
https://www.loc.gov/item/20005575/
9 Dec 2022
A Christmas Carol Part One
Come with us as we dive into the past, present and future of this winter season. We will discuss how Dickens came up with this classic Christmas tale and how it shaped the future in how we celebrate the holiday today!
Edit: Lucy Worsley (not Hale)
The Founder of the Feast? Dickens and Christmas - Professor Michael Slater MBE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k3uzXkn4Zc&t=903s
Charles Dickens and the Writing of "A Christmas Carol" - Presented By, Barry Deitx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4Hb_GRa4Qw
Dickens, Charles. A Christmas carol . ed by Broadus, Edmund Kemper [Chicago, New York, Scott, Foresman and company, 1920]
https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.christmascarol00dick_4/?st=gallery
https://www.pbs.org/show/lucy-worsleys-12-days-tudor-christmas/
25 Nov 2022
Peter Pan
Come back to Neverland with us as we discuss the other characters in Peter Pan!
Barrie, J. M. (2014). Peter Pan. Puffin.
27 Oct 2022
Halloween Special: Edgar Allen Poe
Come with us on our Halloween Special as we recite Fairy Land and The Haunted Palace, discuss Poe's tragic life and share our thoughts on his works.
Tragic Life of Edgar Allan Poe | Full Documentary | Biography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5two65m1QE
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/edgar-allan-poe
13 Oct 2022
Pride & Prejudice: Marriage & Courtship
Come with us as we dust off the pages of Pride and Prejudice. We will focus on the examples of Marriage and Courtship throughout the book, and analyze the characters to discover positive and negative sibling qualities and how they can be applied in our own lives.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/chelseamarshall/what-kind-of-dog-are-you
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20170807-what-jane-austen-tells-us-about-dating-today
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/10/jane-austen-marriage/599362/
Pearce, Joseph, With an Introduction and Contemporary Criticism, Ignatius Press, 2008
1 Oct 2022
Pride & Prejudice: Brotherhood & Sisterhood
Come with us as we dust off the pages of Pride and Prejudice. We will focus on the examples of Brotherhood and Sisterhood throughout the book, and analyze the characters to discover positive and negative sibling qualities and how they can be applied in our own lives
16 Sept 2022
Pride and Prejudice: Fatherhood
Come with us as we dust off the pages of Pride and Prejudice. We will focus on the examples of fatherhood throughout the book, and analyze the characters to discover positive and negative fathering qualities and how they can be applied in our own lives.
1 Sept 2022
Pride and Prejudice: Motherhood
Come with us as we dust off the pages of Pride and Prejudice. We will focus on the examples of motherhood throughout the book, and analyze the characters to discover positive and negative mothering qualities and how they can be applied in our own lives.
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