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Fourth Day of CraftLit (2024)

All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024

LINK TO DAY 1 of the Twelve Days of CraftLit—

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Lba-HdvqxZ8 AUDIO ONLY: https://craftlit.com/1st-day-2024/

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DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024

DAY 3: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/third-day-of-craftlit-2024

DAY FOUR

The Christmas Stocking (1905)

By: L Frank Baum - https://librivox.org/author/406

From: https://librivox.org/librivox-2006-christmas-short-works-collection/

eText: http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Text/christmas_stocking.htm

Read by: Judy Bieber - https://librivox.org/reader/100

The Shepherd Who Didn't Go (1916)

By: Jay T. Stocking https://librivox.org/author/10171

From: https://librivox.org/fireside-christmas-short-stories/

eText: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17770/17770-h/17770-h.htm#Page_135

Read by: Angela (BookAngel7) - https://librivox.org/reader/4323

A Kidnapped Santa Claus (1904)

By: L Frank Baum https://librivox.org/author/406

From: https://librivox.org/librivox-2006-christmas-short-works-collection/

eText: http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/KidnSant.shtml

Read by: Judy Bieber - https://librivox.org/reader/100

CBS Radio Theater - A Very Private Miracle— Howard DaSilva - always my Ben (and this, and this, and this)

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - "Christmas Scene at Camelot"— Middle English (1839)

By: Anonymous Pearl Poet - https://librivox.org/author/19

From: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14568

eText: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/14568/pg14568-images.html

Middle English read by: Martin Geeson - https://librivox.org/reader/3595

Modern English read by: Euan Bartlett

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Third Day of CraftLit (2024)

All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024

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DAY THREE

Christmas - by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Christmas Carol - by Paul Laurence Dunbar

An Old-Time Christmas - by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Speakin' of Christmas - by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Jimmy Scarecrow's Christmas - by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

Christmas in the Heart - by Paul Laurence Dunbar

William Dean Howellswas an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". He was particularly known for his tenure as editor of The Atlantic Monthly, as well as for his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day" and the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria..

Turkeys Turning the Tables— Apple Pandowdy - pie crust variety (and if your screen can't handle the graphics there, here is the PDF version-no pictures) and a Gluten-Free biscuit-style Pandowdy — Hard Sauce

Christmas Every DayThe Potato Child (1910)

By: Mrs. Charles J Woodbury (Full name: Lucia Prudence Hall Woodbury) - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1833

From: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5662

eText: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/5662/pg5662-images.html

Read by: Heather Ordover

Gift of the Magi (1905)

By: O. Henry - https://librivox.org/author/421

From: https://librivox.org/christmas-short-works-collection-2008/

eText: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7256/pg7256-images.html

Read by: Carol Stripling - https://librivox.org/reader/3314

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Second Day of CraftLit (2024)

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The holiday magic continues on Day Two of CraftLit! 🎁 We're unwrapping A Cornish Christmas Play by William Sandys, The Christmas Gift That Came To Rupert, What Makes Christmas Christmas, Chaparral Christmas, plus a second serving of Told After Supper. Happy listening!

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DAY TWO

A Cornish Christmas Play by William Sandys, from Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern,... London, Richard Beckley, 1833

http://www.folkplay.info/Texts/83s---sw.htm

The Christmas Gift That Came To Rupert- a story for little soldiers—by Bret Harte

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2597/2597-h/2597-h.htm#link2H_4_0010

Grace Latimer Jones (1879 - ?) - American educator, graduate of Bryn Mawr, Suffragette, headmistress at the Columbus School for Girls in Ohio and wife of Charles F. W. McClure, who was a professor of biology at Princeton.

What Makes Christmas Christmas: https://archive.org/details/whatmakeschristm00jone

O Henry (c.1841 - 1919) William Sydney Porter, known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer. O. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings.

Chaparral Christmas: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1595/1595-h/1595-h.htm#20

Told After Supper (1891) by Jerome K. Jerome - https://librivox.org/author/529

From: https://librivox.org/told-after-supper-by-jerome-k-jerome/

eText: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1993/pg1993-images.html

Read by: Ruth Golding - https://librivox.org/reader/2607

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First Day of CraftLit (2024)

Get ready for the best time of the year! Join us for 12 days of holiday fun, heartwarming stories, and a little festive magic!

Today, we kick off Day 1 and we've compiled our Christmas tales from our 2016, 2017, and 2023 series just for you!

So, grab your favorite holiday treat, settle in, and let the first set of stories transport you to a world of wonder.

DAY ONE

The Mouse and the Christmas Cake by Anonymous

The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Anderson

Hoodoo McFiggins' Christmas - from Literary Lapses, by Stephen Leacock

John Kendrick Bangs (May 27, 1862 – January 21, 1922) was an American author, humorist, editor and satirist. Columbia university, Harper's magazineS (he worked on or for many), New Metropolitan magazine, and Puck—this guy got around.

The Child Who Had Everything But --

—Hobble skirt

—Finger curls —"psyche knot" —slumming parties and a NYTimes article you can get if you have a subscription: Slumming In This Town. A Fashionable London Mania Reaches New-York. Slumming Parties To Be The Rage This Winter. Good Districts To Visit. Mrs. Langtry As A Slummer New York Times. September 14, 1884

—Playing marbles: aggies, alleys, and mibs

Santa Claus And Little Billee

Sandwich boards Telephone "Station"

Told After Supper (1891)

By: Jerome K. Jerome - https://librivox.org/author/529

From: https://librivox.org/told-after-supper-by-jerome-k-jerome/

eText: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1993/pg1993-images.html

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FOR ACTUAL TEXT of Mary Wollstonecraft's *A Vindication of the Rights of Woman* USE CLOSED CAPTIONS—Links to discussed topics can be found below the timecodes.

Please ask QUESTIONS and add CLARIFICATIONS in the comments.

• 00:00 Intro notes
• 01:07 Introduction and Recap
• 01:46 Understanding the Concept of a Standing Army
• 03:57 Wollstonecraft's Arguments and Modern Parallels
• 07:11 The Consequences of Poor Education for Women
• 08:34 Dignity
• 09:21 Virtue and Rationality
• 12:19 Marriage and Equality in Relationships
• 15:44 Wollstonecraft's Critique of Religious and Social Logic
• 20:39 CHAPTER 2 PART 2—Introduction to Wollstonecraft's Critique
• 20:59 Critique of Rousseau's Views on Women
• 23:36 The Role of Women in Society
• 30:29 Marriage and Female Education
• 36:53 The Importance of Virtue and Reason
• 43:56 The Consequences of Female Subjugation
• 01:00:38 The Path to Female Empowerment
• 01:06:28 Conclusion: A Call for Equality
• 01:10:26 Post-Chapter Two Comments
• 01:13:09 MW on China (part 1)

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• Full Text of Paradise Lost: https://bit.ly/craftlit-milton
• Full Text of Èmile: https://bit.ly/craftlit-Emile

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FOR ACTUAL TEXT of Mary Wollstonecraft's *A Vindication of the Rights of Woman* USE CLOSED CAPTIONS—Links to discussed topics can be found below the timecodes.

Please add QUESTIONS and CLARIFICATIONS in the Youtube comments.

FULL SERIES: bit.ly/craftlit-vindication

00:00 Intro notes

01:56 Understanding MW's Annotations

05:02 Note 1 on Islam - PBS LINK: https://to.pbs.org/49mmu6H

05:44 Sura Ghafir 40:40

06:17 Note on Islam 2

07:03 Define: Providence

08:00 Notes on Genesis and Creation

10:07 Definition: Sensual

11:01 Virtue and Mortality in MWs View

12:22 Define: Positive

14:23 CHAPTER TWO TEXT: A Vindication on the Rights of Woman

14:30 The Prevailing Opinion of a Sexual Character Discussed

16:07 Women's Education and Virtue

18:09 Critique of Rousseau and Other Authors

28:16 The Superficial Knowledge of Women and Soldiers

31:51 The Impact of Standing Armies

34:57 The Tyranny of Sensualists

35:32 Rousseau's Unnatural Sophia

42:28 Post-chapter Footnotes

*Links for you*

• Muhammad and Women | PBS

Not Discussed Today, But Useful Now & In Future Episodes

• William Godwin's Memoir of his wife's life, written within a year after her death from Placental Sepsis after giving birth to her second daughter Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (Shelley)
• Mary Wollstonecraft's death: Link below
• Who was Rousseau?

Full-Text Links

• Full-text of Vindication: bit.ly/craftlit-vindication-text
• Full-text of Paradise Lost: bit.ly/craftlit-milton
• Full-text of Èmile: bit.ly/craftlit-Emile

More links and info on MW's death can be found at the end of this post.

Not Wollstonecraft, but also good to know... Bot Army—Irksome Humans May Not Be Human My response:

Ages ago, there was a Twitter bot that you could forward a tweet to and get a reading of a % chance whether or not the tweet came from a bot. I used it all the time—and calmed down A LOT. Then it disappeared.

Does anyone else remember using something like that?

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MW's Death Trigger Warning: Women's Healthcare—Placental sepsis

Placental sepsis led to the death of Mary Wollstonecraft in 1797 after she gave birth to her daughter Mary Godwin. It is now more commonly known as puerperal sepsis or postpartum sepsis. This condition is an infection that occurs after childbirth. In the past, it was a major cause of maternal deaths related to childbirth, especially before modern hygiene practices and antibiotics became available.

Global Situation Today:

- Maternal sepsis remains a serious issue and is still a significant cause of maternal deaths around the world.

- The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that maternal sepsis accounts for about 10% of all maternal deaths globally. It tends to be more common in areas where many births happen at home, there are not enough skilled healthcare workers, and healthcare systems are weak.

Historical Background:

During Wollstonecraft's time, doctors often worked in unhygienic environments and did not yet understand germs. Consequently, infections after childbirth were sadly common and often turned deadly.

- Peer Reviewed Journal Articles on Placental Sepsis: Cambridge: https://bit.ly/4f3Absz; AIMDR: https://bit.ly/4gicca2; Incidences of: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6903710/

-Trigger Warning: Details on MW's death: bit.ly/craftlit-MWs-death

Full series: https://bit.ly/craftlit-vindication

Chapters

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:17 Wollstonecraft's Word Choice

00:01:28 Key Ideas and Concepts

00:02:23 Rousseau's Influence and Critique

00:05:10 Logical Fallacies and Nostalgia

00:08:29 The Social Order and Modern Relevance

00:14:40 Reminder...

00:15:41 CHAPTER ONE

00:15:42 THE RIGHTS AND INVOLVED DUTIES OF MANKIND CONSIDERED

00:16:15 Man's Pre-eminence and Virtue

00:16:56 Reason, Knowledge, and Society

00:17:55 Prejudices and Intellectual Cowardice

00:18:42 Expediency vs. Simple Principles

00:19:57 Civilization and Its Discontents

00:22:05 Rousseau's Solitude and Optimism

00:23:09 Critique of Rousseau's Hypothesis

00:23:46 The Role of Passions and Reason

00:28:21 The Flaws of Regal Power

00:31:22 The Dangers of Subordination

00:35:14 The Influence of Professions on Character

00:36:07 The Evolution of Government

00:37:10 The Spread of Corruption and Luxury

00:38:26 The Antidote to Civilization's Poison

*Links for you*

• Appeal to Nostalgia
• Learn more logical fallacies: https://lessonbucket.com/category/english/persuasive-language-english/ AND https://bit.ly/grammarly-fallcies
• PLUS! A good way to TEACH logical fallacies: https://angiekratzer.com/why-its-better-to-teach-logical-fallacies-backwards/
• Who was Rousseau https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/rousseau/
• The Dawn of Everything: a new history of humanity: https://amzn.to/4fBqyT2
• Dunning-Kruger Effect
• Three-tiered crown (triple power): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_tiara
• Overly Sarcastic Productions: Pandora AND Prometheus

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Full series: https://bit.ly/craftlit-vindication

00:00:00 Introduction and Host Background

00:00:27 Historical Context of the Book

00:01:26 Understanding the Language and References

00:01:59 What to Expect

00:03:30 Terminology and Cultural Sensitivity

00:05:55 Philosophical Underpinnings

00:06:25 Religion in Wollstonecraft's World

00:07:05 Viewer Engagement and Clarifications

00:08:53 Reading the Introduction

00:09:25 WOLLSTONECRAFT'S INTRODUCTION

00:24:26 OUTTAKE - EMMA and VIRTUE

I woke up November 6th and knew it was time to do what I'd been meaning to for years: record and share Mary Wollstonecraft's remarkable "A Vindication on the Rights of Women" from 1792.

Why?

Because at least three times in the first two episodes I had to restrain myself to NOT include current screenshots. THAT is how relevant this text is.

I make no promises for future restraint.

Side Lysistrata Update: @KhadijaMbowe (we'll get to Lysistrata later, but this was too good not to share now)

As usual with CraftLit Texts:

• The language is old, complex, and sometimes no-longer-used/offensive terminology (In some cases, she simply wouldn't have had other terms to use that were as precise)

• You'll need to let it wash over you - be zen about it - and suddenly you'll realize you understand it all! ——(plus, no one can see how often you have to rewind ;) just sayin'...)

• Things I thought you might want to read more about are listed in the Description Box. PLEASE ADD OTHER SOURCES in the comments!

• NEW: there are ONLY brief audio notes in this series—98% of my additions have been inserted as text on screen. • This is ONLY being released on YouTube (because of on-screen notes).

LINKS:

• BURKE - "Reflections on the Revolution in France"
• TALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD - Rapport sur l'Instruction Publique, les 10, 11 et 19 Septembre 1791
• PAINE - "Rights of Man"
• ROUSSEAU - "The Social Contract" • Summary
• WOLLSTONECRAFT • none of these do her justice, please comment with better sources!
• https://bit.ly/Vindication-summary
• and the Gutenberg full text: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3420

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Full series: https://bit.ly/craftlit-vindication

Chapters

00:00:00 Respect for Understanding

00:01:10 Call for Women's Rights

00:01:33 The Role of Education

00:02:26 French Society and Morality

00:04:32 Contending for Women's Rights

00:06:54 Arguments Against Oppression

00:08:45 The Impact of Exclusion

00:10:33 The Need for Equitable Laws

00:11:54 Conclusion and Final Appeal

I woke up November 6th and knew it was time to do what I'd been meaning to for years: record and share Mary Wollstonecraft's remarkable "A Vindication on the Rights of Women" from 1792.

Why?

Because at least three times in the first two episodes I had to restrain myself to NOT include current screenshots. THAT is how relevant this text is.

I make no promises for future restraint.

Side Lysistrata Update: @KhadijaMbowe (we'll get to Lysistrata later, but this was too good not to share now)

As usual with CraftLit Texts:

• The language is old, complex, and sometimes no-longer-used/offensive terminology (In some cases, she simply wouldn't have had other terms to use that were as precise)

• You'll need to let it wash over you - be zen about it - and suddenly you'll realize you understand it all! ——(plus, no one can see how often you have to rewind ;) just sayin'...)

• Things I thought you might want to read more about are listed in the Description Box. PLEASE ADD OTHER SOURCES in the comments!

• NEW: there are ONLY brief audio notes in this series—98% of my additions have been inserted as text on screen. • This is ONLY being released on YouTube (because of on-screen notes).

LINKS:

• BURKE - "Reflections on the Revolution in France"
• TALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD - Rapport sur l'Instruction Publique, les 10, 11 et 19 Septembre 1791
• PAINE - "Rights of Man"
• ROUSSEAU - "The Social Contract" • Summary
• WOLLSTONECRAFT • none of these do her justice, please comment with better sources!
• https://bit.ly/Vindication-summary
• and the Gutenberg full text: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3420

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Ep. 678: End of Emma | Chapters 53-END / Volume 3, Chapters 17-END

Book talk begins at 10:23.

Emma and Mr. Knightley are finally engaged, but that's just the start. Will Emma break the news to her father without drama? Meanwhile, Harriet's surprising engagement to Mr. Martin stirs up even more intrigue, and Frank Churchill and Jane's reunion has us all feeling…awkward? 😬

With weddings, surprises, and a little robbery to spice things up, you have to hear how it all ends. Join us for one last stroll through Highbury and find out!

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