We are reading Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South, chapter 25, with many thanks to our reader, Barbara Edleman. Book talk begins at 19:20 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Literary Links of Interest for this chapter Jellies Various Victorian Medicine Sites History of Victorian Pharmacies Pills, Custard, and Plaster Early Victorian Era Make-up Knobhead = "scab" - crosses picket line to work Purring = "kicking" as in a fight "Clem" = "starve" Re: Pebbles—de·no·ta·tion (dēnōˈtāSHən) noun — the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests. "beyond their immediate denotation, the words have a connotative power" con·no·ta·tion (känəˈtāSHən) noun — an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. "the word "discipline" has unhappy connotations of punishment and repression" Want a button? grab the code below \/ " />

We are reading Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South, chapters 23-24, with many thanks to our reader, Barbara Edleman. Book talk begins at 13:54 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site Want a button? grab the code below \/ " />

We are reading Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South, chapter 22, with many thanks to our reader, Barbara Edleman. Book talk begins at 8:20 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Want a button? grab the code below / " /> " />

We are reading Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South, chapters 20–21, with many thanks to our reader, Barbara Edleman. Book talk begins at 16:30. The first N&S episode is 331. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Literary Links of Interest for this chapter WATERBEDS! Planet Money Link Want a button? grab the code below \/ " />

We are reading Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South, chapters 18–19, with many thanks to our reader, Barbara Edleman. Book talk begins at 10:40 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site for this episode. Literary Links of Interest for this chapter The Lyceum in N&S is a bit like the Oakdale Workmen's Institute at St Fagans in Wales. Luke 16:19–31—iffin you want to read about Lazarus and the Rich Man. In 1799 and 1800 laws that banned unionizing were passed, then repealed in 1824, so there's nothing illegal about what Higgins and the men are doing.

We are reading Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South, chapter 17, with many thanks to our reader, Barbara Edleman. Book talk begins at 8:45 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Literary Links of Interest for this chapter A taste of Victorian Child Labour Laws... (to show to your kids when they think they've got it bad). skin off a flint and some of the odd theories... Want a button? grab the code below \/ " />

We are reading Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South, chapter 16, with many thanks to our reader, Barbara Edleman. Book talk begins at 7:11 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Literary Links of Interest for this chapter Forgot to tell you what a drugget was, last week. Here you go... skin off a flint and some of the odd theories... BBC Radio 4 - The Film Programme, A tour of the British Isles in accents Want a button? grab the code below \/ " />

We are reading Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South, chapter 15, with many thanks to our reader, Barbara Edleman. Book talk begins at 27:30 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331. Want a button? grab the code " />

We are reading Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South, chapters 13–14, with many thanks to our reader, Barbara Edleman. Book talk begins at 7:30 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Want a button? grab the code " />

We are reading Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South, chapters 11–12, with many thanks to our reader, Barbara Edleman. Book talk begins at 16:30 (or 26, if you prefer ONLY only book talk) minutes. The first N&S episode is 331. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Want a button? grab the code " />