Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read "Theory of Circulation by Respiration" by Emma Willard. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 4, Episode 83.

This episode covers SECTION II which includes:

Publication of the Theory, in 1846, in “A treatise on the Motive Powers which produce the Circulation of the Blood.” Its Reception: Critique in the New York “Journal of Medicine,” September, 1846. My Reply, in the same Journal, March, 1847.

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read "Theory of Circulation by Respiration" by Emma Willard. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 4, Episode 83.

This episode covers SECTION I which includes:

First step in the discovery—Animal Heat the product of Respiration. Second step—Heat evolved in the lungs by Respiration there produces Expansion. Third step—Expansion; implied motion, which from the organism must conduct the blood to the left ventricle of the Heart. Theory imperfect, until the formation of sufficient vapor or steam in the lungs is perceived and acknowledged.

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read "The Last Man," a dystopian novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (author of "Frankenstein"). The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 4, Episode 54.

[Content Warning: this episode contains descriptions of grief and mourning as well as suicidal ideation.]

 Volume 3, Chapter 10:  And then there was one. Lionel learns to make his way in the world as THE LAST MAN.

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read "The Last Man," a dystopian novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (author of "Frankenstein"). The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 4, Episode 54.

[Content Warning: this episode contains descriptions of the death of a child as well as suicidal thoughts.]

Volume 3, Chapter 9:  And then there were three. They leave Lake Como behind and travel to Venice and beyond.

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read "The Last Man," a dystopian novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (author of "Frankenstein"). The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 4, Episode 54.

[Content Warning: this episode contains descriptions of the death of a child as well as suicidal thoughts.]

Volume 3, Chapter 8:  The surviving band of humans dwindles down to the final four, who try to find ways to be content in this lonely new world.

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read "The Last Man," a dystopian novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (author of "Frankenstein"). The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 4, Episode 54.

[Content Warning: this episode contains descriptions of plague/pandemic, physical wasting/emaciation, and death of and mourning for a loved one.]

Volume 3, Chapter 7:  As the death toll mounts, more and more people begin to see supernatural signs and portents.

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read "The Last Man," a dystopian novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (author of "Frankenstein"). The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 4, Episode 54.

[Content Warning: this episode contains descriptions of plague/pandemic, physical wasting/emaciation, and death of and mourning for a loved one.]

Volume 3, Chapter 7:  As the death toll mounts, more and more people begin to see supernatural signs and portents.

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read "The Last Man," a dystopian novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (author of "Frankenstein"). The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 4, Episode 54.

[Content Warning: this episode contains descriptions of plague/pandemic, religious fanaticism, suicidal thoughts, and death.]

Volume 3, Chapter 5:  Adrian’s followers settle in at Versailles, but Lionel attempts to rescue a former friend from within the zealot’s camp.

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read "The Last Man," a dystopian novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (author of "Frankenstein"). The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 4, Episode 54.

[Content Warning: this episode contains descriptions of plague/pandemic, religious fanaticism, and death.]

Volume 3, Chapter 4:  Incredible storms, a swift departure from England, and the rise of a zealot.

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read "The Last Man," a dystopian novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (author of "Frankenstein"). The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 4, Episode 54.

[Content Warning: this episode contains descriptions of domestic abuse, plague/pandemic, physical wasting/emaciation, and death of and mourning for a loved one.]

Volume 3, Chapter 3:  A miracle, a desperate plea, and an angel gains her wings.