Book-Bosomed

Grace, Hannah & Michelle
  • 4.9 (11)
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A literary podcast exploring the content, context, and contemporary relevance of 17th to 19th century literature. We want to try answer the big question: why should we read old books?

  1. 06/24/2022

    The Island of Dr Moreau by H.G. Wells

    Rushing forward in time (and genre), we read H.G. Wells' terrifying 1896 novella, The Island of Dr Moreau. In this episode, we discuss features of early 19th to early 20th-century science fiction, the biological theories of Darwin and Huxley, the morality of religion and science, the ethics  of pain, the evolution of social hierarchy, figures of monstrosity, and how scared we were reading this book!

    1h 5m

  2. 05/24/2022

    Adam Bede by George Eliot

    If you haven't read this book, stop what you're doing and get yourself a copy NOW. This is by far our favourite book as a collective and we loved talking about the manly wonder that is Adam, the kindness and compassion that governs these characters and the plot, the circular nature of country life in the eighteenth century, and, weirdly, sniffing Sam Heughan.

    1h 6m

  3. 03/14/2022

    Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

    If you love Wuthering Heights you may not want to listen to this episode, because we... don't. Regardless of our opinions, we delve into this novel with somewhat open minds to explore love, stroppy women, abusive men, rolling hills, the 19th century servant class, the gothic, and baboons(weirdly). Finally, we question why this book is in the canon at all!

    1h 4m

  4. 02/01/2022

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo

    Probably our favourite episode ever exploring Grace's favourite book, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. No, it's nothing like the Disney movie. It's so much better and so much more gruesome than you could ever imagine. In this episode, we explore the role of architecture as a literary device, lust and sin, disability and morality, parent and child dynamics, passive and active female characters, and 15th century Paris to name a few.

    1h 6m

  5. 12/24/2021

    The Chimes by Charles Dickens

    Another year, another Dickens Christmas story... sort of. Don't expect Dickens' Christmas Carol joy from The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In. Rather, in this episode, we explore ghostly traditions, gothic revisions, morals, merriness, and more.

    56 min

  6. 12/03/2021

    Shamela by Henry Fielding

    We didn't expect a novella from 1741 to be so scandalous, yet in this episode we find ourselves down a rabbit hole of sexual innuendo, prostitution, manipulative women, idiotic and aggressive men, and a whole lot of Mr Booby. An Apology for the Life of Mrs Shamela Andrews by Henry Fielding turns Samuel Richardson's Pamela on its head, and we can't quite believe just how raunchy it gets.

    56 min

  7. 10/29/2021

    The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

    Murder, doubling, the limits of the human psyche, secret doors, spooky alleyways, Jack the Ripper, Deacon Brody, Frankenstein (as always), and weirdly, Love and Joe from Netflix's You. On this Halloween-themed episode, we explore Robert Louis Stevenson's famous novella, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

    54 min

  8. 08/27/2021

    A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

    Another Dickens, but one unlike any you've read before. This month, we explore Dickens' representation of the French Revolution and find ourselves delving into the role literature plays in developing empathy and understanding, alongside all the usual good stuff: historical interpretations, contextual analysis, gender norms, cultural perspectives, and more!

    1h 10m
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A literary podcast exploring the content, context, and contemporary relevance of 17th to 19th century literature. We want to try answer the big question: why should we read old books?

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  • Creator
    Grace, Hannah & Michelle
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Grace, Hannah & Michelle