344 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Beast (Henry James's "Beast in the Jungle" Part 2)

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

Arts, History, Books

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2021

⏱️ 73 minutes

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A man has lived his life convinced that something rare and strange lies in wait for him - a monumental catastrophe that has never happened to anyone before. He shares his secret apprehension with one person, until his fear begins to dominate her life as well. What will happen to him? To her? To them? In this episode, Jacke continues his review of Henry James's amazing novella "The Beast in the Jungle." (Don't worry if you haven't listened to the first part - this one has everything you need!) *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to The History of Literature, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding literature, history, and storytelling like Storybound, Micheaux Mission, and The History of Standup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The History of Literature Podcast is a member of the Podglomerate Network and Lit Hub Radio.
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1:12.7	We started last time with The Beast in the Jungle by Mr. Henry James.
1:17.7	You can go back and listen to that episode if you want, but you can also jump right in here.
1:22.4	If you'd like, we're issuing the maneuvers today and going straight at them.
1:27.9	That clock is our stern taskmaster to keep us on schedule and remind us of when to take
1:35.4	breaks.
1:36.1	If not for the clock, we'd go all night, all night and all morning and keep going and going and
1:41.5	going.
1:42.4	We'd spend a fortnight on Henry James,
1:46.0	especially because this story, the Beast in the Jungle, is so rich and so deep and so powerful.
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