340--Chapter 15 -- North & South
CraftLit - Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers
Release Date: 04/11/2014
683: Ch 5 — Cranford
CraftLit - Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers
Ep. 683: Cranford | Chapter 5 Book talk begins at 9:31 A mysterious stranger arrives in town, and you just know the ladies of Cranford are ready to investigate... politely, of course. --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Episode start 01:28 2:42 Plum Deluxe . Plum Deluxe’s CraftLit tea collection is here: Also, MAY RAFFLE - Sir Walter Scott Cross stitch from Rebecca S (Of Book it with Becca, who wrote the wonderful post: 04:25 Gardening! 09:30 - START BOOK TALK: Last week, the lovely Mr Holbrook and his very sad passing. 12:06 Joint- Stock bank: > A...
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682: Ch 4 — Cranford
CraftLit - Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers
Ep. 682: Cranford | Chapter 4 Book talk begins at 10:00 A mysterious stranger stirs up gossip, secrets slip out over tea, and Miss Matty’s world gets just a little more complicated. --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Episode start 01:56 MAY RAFFLE - Sir Walter Scott Cross stitch from Rebecca S (Of Book it with Becca, who wrote the wonderful post: 2:42 The dimensions of the cross-stitch are 9”x11” (23cmx30cm) Also, Plum Deluxe’s CraftLit tea collection is here: 03:55 - and and 06:12 07:18 - Thin Man Movie Watch Party, May 24, 2025. If you...
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681: Ch 3 — Cranford
CraftLit - Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers
Ep. 681: Cranford | Chapter 3 Book talk begins at 15:00 A mysterious gentleman caller? A missed dinner invite gone socially sideways? Things are getting awkwardly entertaining in the most delightfully proper way. --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Episode start 03:00 Knitting Comfortably: The ergonomics of knitting by Carson Demers “Wuv. TWOO Wuv…” 04:16 BOOK PARTY WAS Thursday, April 24th, for The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett - the Watch party will be May 29th. If you need to level-up to join us 05:00 trailer 05:36 Plum Deluxe Herbal--I found out...
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680: Ch 2 — Cranford
CraftLit - Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers
Ep. 680: Cranford | Chapter 2 Book talk begins at 6:13. This week’s chapter is a sobering reminder that small towns sometimes carry the heaviest stories. Also, we get another battle over Dickens vs. Johnson (yep, that again). --------------------------------------------------------------- • 02:40 - : Listen to “The Blog” (4 min vs 19 min on “The Gist—yes, he titled them in reverse). This is one of the Long-Covid papers we’ve been waiting for. PEM—post-exertional malaise is “feeling tired/sore a day after a workout” on crack. • PEM pain and brain fog can last up to two...
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679: Ch 1 — Cranford
CraftLit - Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers
Ep. 679: Cranford | Chapter 1 Book talk begins at 16:10. We’re diving into a brand-new book, and this one’s got all the charm, wit, and genteel gossip you could ask for! The reigning queen of propriety, Miss Deborah Jenkyns, has thoughts about everything—from how to properly serve dinner to why men are mostly unnecessary. But when a certain Captain Brown dares to disrupt the delicate social balance, will Cranford’s ladies be able to keep their composure? --------------------------------------------------------------- • 03:20 - Actually, we announced the raffle on 4/4/25. More info...
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UPDATE: April Raffle and Cranford Start Date
CraftLit - Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers
00:00 Raffle Announcement & Cranford Start Date 00:21 Special Book Raffle: Knitting Comfortably - 04:17 Personal Update: Long Covid and Lecture Gigs 08:01 CraftLit Podcast Updates and Future Plans 12:14 Technical Issues and App Information - 14:51 Upcoming Events and Watch Parties - 16:45 Final Thoughts and Farewell
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Ch 4 Part 1 - Vindication - Wollstonecraft
CraftLit - Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers
Full Video Series at Mary Wollstonecraft Eats the Rich and Eviscerates the Haters 00:00 Opening 01:07 I Have Notes 03:28 Challenges of Change and Freedom 09:57 Education and Women's Dependency 12:49 Women's Power and Societal Expectations 14:04 Equal Education and Virtue 17:45 Critique of Chivalry and Courtesy 20:38 Conclusion and Upcoming Content 21:35 START of Chapter 4 and Women's Degradation 24:19 The Role of Reason and Rationality 29:04 Cultural and Societal Influences 31:16 The Pursuit of Pleasure and Its Consequences 38:22 The Impact of Education and Social Expectations 43:10...
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Ch 3 - Vindication - Wollstonecraft
CraftLit - Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers
Full Video Series at Mary Wollstonecraft goes off on Rousseau, hoisting him with his own Petard, as it were.* 00:00 Opening 00:57 I Have Notes 06:26 CHAPTER 3 06:44 Introduction to Bodily Strength and Gender 07:34 Misconceptions About Genius and Health 10:21 The Superiority Debate: Men vs. Women 11:43 ROUSSEAU Footnote: Why Women Can't ________ 17:38 Education and Female Virtue 19:01 EXTENSIVE FOOTNOTE from Mr. Day's "Sandford and Merton", Vol III 22:30 Critique of Rousseau's Views on Women 27:11 ROUSSEAU Quote re Girls & Dolls & Coquettes 30:39 ROUSSEAU Footnote on Girl...
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Twelfth Day of CraftLit - 2024
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Twelfth Day of CraftLit (2024) All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at LINK TO DAY 1 of the Twelve Days of CraftLit— VIDEO: AUDIO ONLY: If you missed the other days, here's a quick directory: DAY 1: DAY 2: DAY 3: DAY 4: DAY 5: DAY 6: DAY 7: DAY 8: DAY 9: DAY 10: DAY 11: DAY TWELVE A Christmas Carol-in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens (The original manuscript) narrated by for Part 1 - Staves 1-2 Part 2 - Stave 3 Part 3 - Staves 4-5 _____ Digital Premium Audiobook Shop: CraftLit’s Socials Find everything here: ...
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Eleventh Day of CraftLit - 2024
CraftLit - Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers
Eleventh Day of CraftLit (2024) All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at LINK TO DAY 1 of the Twelve Days of CraftLit— VIDEO: AUDIO ONLY: If you missed the other days, here's a quick directory: DAY 1: DAY 2: DAY 3: DAY 4: DAY 5: DAY 6: DAY 7: DAY 8: DAY 9: DAY 10: DAY ELEVEN A Rhyme for Christmas (Publication delayed by the author's determined, but futile attempt to find the rhyme) (1911) By: John Challing (Radcyffe Hall) - From: The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII - eText: Read by: Alan Davis Drake - The Errors of Santa...
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, chapter 15, with many thanks to our reader, Barbara Edleman. Book talk begins at 27:30 minutes.
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