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Please welcome back the lovely Kari Nixon Ph.D! 

She is back to breakdown "The West Room," written by Lucy Hardy a.k.a. Catherine Lord. This version was published in The Canterbury Journal October 25th 1895, but first WE LEARN! Then after, we will discuss the answers to last episodes Riddles, but first WE LEARN! What would you do if you had a book with text that was foreign to you, and you kept finding distracting topics to talk about? Well, we know what we would do. Hop hop hop around like bunnies.

Did Lucy Hardy a.k.a. Cathrine Lord think that men were irrelevant to the story? Was Lucy a Victorian feminist? Such agreeable characteristics to note.

The Victorians believed that a woman’s emotional state during pregnancy, marked the pregnancy. Cravings, and fears affect the pregnancy or the baby directly, in this case the fear and dread marked the baby for death. The Victorians thought that a shock or fearful moment could affect the pregnancy or baby.

This short story could be described as a female empowerment story, due to the main characters being females.

Shout outs and references to the following:

British Newspaper archive

The British Library

Whitworth University

British Periodicals (archive)

Jstor hacking in 2011 - Aaron Hillel Swartz - in 2013 he killed himself after being sentenced to prison

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz

Middle English Language

Linguistics

Scottish / Norwegian connections

Poetry Foundation

Canterbury tales prologe

Steve the vagabond and silly linguist - The Canterbury Tales in middle english with translation lines 1 - 18

https://youtu.be/mVG77xTPH6E

Oxford English Dictionary (OED)

University Libraries

Beowulf

https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/liviarndal/

Impressions by Livia Woods @profwoodsUIS

“The other way about” a poem, author unknown

"In Victorian England dolls break you" - Kari Nixon 2021

Words with a history

Turns out Nickolas Cage played Dr. Stanley Goodspeed

The definition of humor differs from what we assumed, it could be that in this issue, the Victorian Brits were referring to the American mood or state of mind, which is the second definition of humor.

Toodles,

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Merry Christmas All,

Today we throw back to last year when Owen read 'Twas the night before Christmas for us. It was written by Clement Clarke Moore and is read by many.

We will be taking the month of January as a break. Then there will be more content coming after that.

We hope that everyone's break will will be great, and joyous.

We look forward to 2022!

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Content Warning! Talk of murder, suicide, violence, and death

Happy Holidays!

Here is the conclusion of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Do you enjoy murder mysteries? Crime stories? This one comes to an end here, but has left behind a legacy. The final chapter, Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case, is a typical mastermind’s plan reveal, except in this case it divulges his plan, his intentions, and where they went awry. His path fixing his plans went off and on the rails again and again, until he learned it was futile to fight the verdict. So, he writes to his last remaining friend and tells him, but mostly the listener, where the issues were. It may have been his ego urging him to write down his scientific accomplishments, so that everyone could know of Dr. Henry Jekyll achievements!

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Happy Cyber Monday! 

299 total listens to the podcast so far! Thank you all for that support. It encourages me to keep working on them and improving. 

I hope that your Thanksgiving week was amazing!  

Do you enjoy murder mysteries? Crime stories? Good, because we have something in that same vein again for you today. The chapter, Remarkable Incident of Dr. Lanyon, is a typical Victorian Era murder mystery case. Listening back to the episode during editing makes me feel like Dr. Jekyll was going through a mid life crisis or major depression. This then affected his two closest friends in Dr. Lanyon and Mr. Utterson. Mr. Utterson's search for friendship and answers in this portion seems to be bread from connection, and longing for the happiness of the past. It shows just how important friendships can be. What do you think of the relationship of these three gentlemen? Is Owen off base, or possibly close to the mark? He looks forward to the final Chapter, because as of now, it is assumed that that is where we get the Dr. Jekyll, of today.  

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Happy Thanksgiving!  

I am thankful that you are listening to these episodes. It encourages me to keep working on them and improving.

I hope that your week is amazing! And if you are having time off this week, that you relish it. If you are working as usual, I hope that it goes smoothly for you.

Do you enjoy murder mysteries? Crime stories? Good, because we have something in that same vein for you today. The Incident of the Letter is a Victorian Era chapter that draws from the popular best selling novels of the time, in this chapter we get a "tour of the Jekyll estate, and we see a sick Dr. Jekyll giving a the titular letter to Mr. Utterson. This letter then undergoes some forensic scrutiny by the lawyer's associate. 

What do you think of the Jekyll estate? It seems to be situated next to a busy market street, and is of substantial size. I can kind of picture this, but it seems different from the setting of today's movies. We as readers and listeners of the story know "who wrote it," but I find it enjoyable to see the means by which Mr. Utterson investigates the clues, and searches out what is important to him for getting to the bottom of it. Have you ever read the original version of this work? I hadn't and am enjoying it very much. I look forward to the final Chapter, because as of now, I assume that that is where we get the Dr. Jekyll, of today, from.

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Hello Again!  Do you enjoy Sherlock Holmes investigations? Good, because we have something in that same vein for you today. The Carew Murder Case is a Victorian Era chapter that draws from the popular best selling novels of the time, here we have an inspector from Scotland Yard, who is investigating the residence of a murderer. Finding clues in ashes from a fire. We as readers and listeners of the story know "who done it," but I find it enjoyable to see the means by which Mr. Utterson, and our detective from Scotland Yard, piece together the clues, and make assumptions on how to solve the mystery.  Have you ever read the original version of this work? Owen hadn't and is enjoying it very much. He looks forward to the final Chapter, because as of now, he is assuming that that is where we get the Dr. Jekyll of today from.  

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Hello Lovely Listeners,

Here is the short, third Chapter of the original version of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, written by Robert Lewis Stevenson.

It is quite different from the movies and renditions I have seen and heard of. I look forward to reading the part that gives rise to the current version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 

Do you like the slower pace of the action?

Do you enjoy the thrill and anticipation of seeing the monster that we know so well today?

What do you think frightened Victorians most about this story?

I enjoy original text of reimagined stories, that must be why I love all of the Origin stories out today.

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We move on to Chapter 2 of our horror story.  

Isn't is strange that in the first sentence of Chapter 1 Mr. Utterson the lawyer is described as "a man of a rugged countenance, that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable,"  an yet he is not so much embarrassed in the discourses we have seen him in so far? Must be something to do with judging a book by its cover, as the Pagemaster told us not to do.  

I hope that by now you know what the title of our story is. If so, please write it in the comments below. 

Have you heard, or read this version of the story recently? Have your assumptions of this story, like mine, been tainted by the modifications Hollywood has provided to this base material?  

May-hap I am ahead of myself with these assumptions, as we have yet to meet the titular character. We shall see together. Or you can read the free online PDF yourself, to finish the story before All Saints day.  

Enjoy your Friday! And all the days you can!  Muha ha ha haaa

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More of Dr. Nixon to come, after we conclude this tale.

In this episode we start digging deep into the more horrific side of Victorian Ghost stories. Did you know that this is how this story started? It seems to me like the film industry has changed this character and story a lot from its inception to now. This main character doesn't seem to match the one I have had in my mind's eye over the last few years. Glad to read the original.

Did you know that another word for door is Ostium? I have known for a few years now, seek it and ye shall find out more.

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