Explore West Virginia's imaginary landscape through the lens of genre fiction and folklore.
Mysterious Mountains
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Explore West Virginia's imaginary landscape through the lens of genre fiction and folklore.
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2/1/2021
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August 25, 2022
Ep.9 - ”The Red Arrow”
When a once-promising young writer agrees to ghostwrite a famous physicist’s memoir, his livelihood is already in jeopardy: Plagued by debt, he’s grown distant from his wife, and is haunted by an overwhelming sense of dread he describes as “The Mist.” Then, things get worse: The physicist vanishes, leaving everything in limbo, including our narrator’s sanity. Author and poet William Brewer joins us for an in-person reading and discussion of his new novel, "The Red Arrow," available now from Knopf/Penguin Random House. Recorded live at Taylor Books in Charleston, West Virginia, in August 2022. For more on William Brewer and "The Red Arrow," visit williambrewer.net or the publisher's page here. Join us again soon for the four-part conclusion to Mysterious Mountains' Uncle Abner-themed first season! This audio recording contains adult language, references to mental health issues, depression, and psychiatric treatment. Listener discretion is advised. wvhumanities.org facebook.com/wvhumanities instagram.com/wvhumanities/ twitter.com/WVHumanities
February 18, 2022
Ep. 8 - ”Naboth’s Vineyard”
When a wealthy landowner is murdered, all the evidence points to one of his hired hands—but to Abner, the pieces don't all fit together. Can he expose the true killer in the courtroom? Joining us this episode, Judge Jim Douglas of West Virginia's Kanawha County 11th Family Court Circuit weighs in on courtrooms, trials, lawyers, judges, and how they're all inextricably linked with American democratic process. This audio production contains the full text of Melville Davisson Post's story, "Naboth's Vineyard," from the collection Uncle Abner: Master of Mysteries. A copy of the book can be obtained from West Virginia University Press. wvhumanities.org facebook.com/wvhumanities instagram.com/wvhumanities/ twitter.com/WVHumanities
September 18, 2021
Ep. 7 - ”The Riddle”
A rich cattleman's hidden fortune may never be found when he is brutally murdered in his own house. Can Abner and Martin crack the case in an abandoned mansion in the woods? We talk to Dr. Lynn Linder of West Virginia Wesleyan College about the origins of detective fiction, and why the gothic and detective literary genres go so well together. This audio production contains the full text of Melville Davisson Post's story, "A Twilight Adventure" from the collection Uncle Abner: Master of Mysteries. A copy of the book can be obtained from West Virginia University Press. wvhumanities.org facebook.com/wvhumanities instagram.com/wvhumanities/ twitter.com/WVHumanities
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