Bonnets At Dawn

This week, we’re joined by Dr. Amber Pouliot to discuss Charlotte Brontë, gothic drama, and literary afterlives. Elizabeth Gaskell, Harriet Beecher Stowe and George Eliot even drop in to say hi.

This week, we’re talking about Anne Lister with Angela Clare from Calderdale Museums, which manages Shibden Hall. Angela has written two books on Miss Lister and makes a special appearance in Gentleman Jack! She can be found on Twitter @EndeavourFilms.

Special apologies to Hannah, who thought we should call this episode “Shag-Bandit Rubber-Knickers.” Also, I accidentally said that I Know My Own Heart was published in 1991 vs 1988. Please forgive me.

A short episode for a short story. This week, we’re closing out Louisa MAY Alcott with a quick discussion about How I Went Into Service. Read it online and join in on the discussion in our Facebook group!

This week, we’re unpacking our feelings about Louisa May Alcott’s Work: A Story of Experience. If you haven’t read the book, but are curious, you can find it for free on Project Gutenberg. Big thanks to the listeners in our FB group who participated in the read-along. We had so many great comments and thoughtful discussions - we’ll have to feature some more of your insights in our Best Of episode at the end of the year.

Happy Louisa MAY Alcott everyone! This time around, we’re talking about Louisa, money, fame and George Eliot makes a surprise appearance. Big thanks to our special guest Marlowe Daly for joining us! Marlowe teaches American literature, writing, and interdisciplinary humanities classes at Lewis-Clark State College. Her Alcott-related work has been published in Reconstruction, Arizona Quarterly, Women’s Studies, Girls’ Series Fiction and American Popular Culture, and Critical Insights: Little Women.

Poet and author of In Search of Mary Shelley, Fiona Sampson, stops by to chat Frankenstein and Mary Shelley with us. And your hosts swap accents! (Sorry about that everyone!)

Lost silver! The French Revolution! This week we’re talking about the life of Mary Wollstonecraft with Roberta Wedge from The Wollstonecraft Society.

Welcome to Bonnets at Dawn University! This week, we’re getting a crash course in Frances Burney with the help of Dr. Jennie Batchelor. Jennie currently teaches at the University of Kent. Her work focuses on the 18th century and women’s writing. You can find her on Twitter @JennieBatchelor and @LadysMagProject.

We’re taking you on the road from the Haworth moors to the Manchester Art Gallery. Listen in as we take you on a tour of the Brontë Parsonage, discuss William Weightman, the genius of Annie Swynnerton, and go behind the scenes at The Pankhust Centre!

Join us for part 2 of our Understanding Emily panel from the Brontë Parsonage! This week, we talk feminism, fan fiction and ghosts! And Emily Brontë, of course…

Special thanks to the Brontë Parsonage for hosting us. Extra special thanks to our guests Amy Rowbottam, Isabel Greenberg, Dr. Claire O’Callaghan and Lauren Livesey for joining us!