382 Forbidden Victorian Love (with Mimi Matthews) | The Poet Who Hated Love | Does Margot Still Love Boswell and Johnson

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

Arts, History, Books

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2022

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Love is all around! On podcasts as well as holidays... In this episode, Jacke talks to USA Today bestselling author Mimi Matthews about her love for the Victorian era and how that fueled her latest work, the historical romance The Siren of Sussex, in which an ambitious equestrienne teams up with a devastatingly handsome half-Indian dressmaker to take London society by storm - unless their professional plans are thwarted by their amorous propensities toward one another. Jacke also checks in with friend of the show Margot Livesey about her first reading of the classic biography Life of Johnson by her fellow Scot, James Boswell - does it still hold up? And finally, Jacke throws a bone to love's wretched dogs, who might find some company in the misery of ancient Rome's Catullus, whose love for "Lesbia" placed him on the knife edge between self-loathing and despair. Additional listening suggestions: In love with love? Pain turns to loving pleasure in Episode 95 The Runaway Poets - The Triumphant Love Story of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning. Still in love with love? Try Episode 130 The Poet and the Painter - The Great Love Affair of Anna Akhmatova and Amedeo Modigliani. No one to love but yourself? Join us for a look at Oscar Wilde, Ovid, and the Myth of Narcissus (with novelist Natasha Joukovsky) in Episode 337. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. 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 LitHub radio.
0:07.0	Hey folks, it's Jack.
0:11.0	Do you ever find yourself wondering about the little mysteries in life?
0:15.0	Like how refrigeration happened?
0:17.0	Or just how many times did the CIA try to assassinate Fidel Castro anyway?
0:23.0	If you find yourself going down rabbit holes like these, then I recommend a trip to the podcast,
0:29.0	The History of Everything, hosted by history lover Steven Bell and scientist Gabby Bell,
0:35.0	the show dives into all the cool but weird little details that make our world what it is today.
0:41.0	You can count on them to cover literally the history of everything, from potatoes to the crusades.
0:48.0	So don't miss out.
0:50.0	Listen to history of everything wherever you get your podcasts and tell them I sent you.
0:55.0	Hey folks, it's Jack here to talk about the History of Literature podcast.
1:00.0	No, not to ask you to listen, but to ask you to consider becoming a patron through our Patreon account.
1:07.0	Producer Emma and I are extremely grateful to all our patrons, and this month we'd like to invite you to become a patron too.
1:14.0	The money you share helps us to cover the costs of hosting, editing, and generally putting out the best version of this humble little podcast that we can.
1:23.0	If you're finding some value in the history of literature and you're willing to send us a little something each month, we would appreciate it.
1:30.0	Think of it as buying us a coffee each month.
1:33.0	Only if you can afford it, of course.
1:35.0	That's patreon.com slash literature, or if you'd like to make a one-time donation,
1:40.0	a lump sum with no questions asked.
1:43.0	You can do that at historyofliterature.com slash donate.
1:47.0	That's patreon.com slash literature, or historyofliterature.com slash donate.
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