601 Thomas Hardy (with Margot Livesey)

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

Arts, History, Books

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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It's the start of a new hundred episodes! Fresh off her tour for her new novel The Road from Belhaven, superguest Margot Livesey joins Jacke for a discussion of mistakes in the novels of Thomas Hardy. Then Jacke tells Margot the heartrending story of Hardy's fraught relationship with his first wife Emma - and how Emma's death unlocked some of his greatest poetry. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. 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 Podglamorate Network and LIT Hub Radio.
0:07.0	Hello, it was one of those fortuitous moments, a happy podcasting accident.
0:15.0	I was going through an obsession with Thomas Hardy and his poetry and an email came in.
0:20.0	Yes, I would love to return to the program to talk about my new novel, said Super Guest, Margot Livesi, and what else should we talk about, Jack?
0:30.0	Maybe mistakes in Thomas Hardy?
0:32.0	Yes, please. Maybe Mistakes in Thomas Hardy?
0:32.8	Yes, please.
0:35.3	Mistakes in Hardy,
0:37.2	Margot lives in her new novel
0:39.1	and the love poetry of a man in his 70 70s looking back at the lost love and lost life of his first wife Emma.
0:48.0	All that coming up today on the history of literature.
0:53.2	Okay, here we go.
0:59.2	Welcome to the podcast everyone.
1:00.2	I'm Jack Wilson.
1:01.0	I'm so glad you're here today for episode 601 off to the races aren't we so many good things to share with you
1:08.7	I went to see Margot give a reading here in Washington DC
1:16.0	We recorded this interview before that though so I don't mention it but it was a wonderful night. With an excellent reading and then a Q&A with novelist Alice McDermott doing the hosting honors, the two of them in front of a crowd.
1:28.0	It was a big success. I was glad I could attend.
1:32.0	And I'm glad to be able to give you a dose of that night,
1:34.4	some captured magic in the form of a conversation with Margot.
1:39.2	She's not just a novelist, she's a reader.
1:42.8	And for this novel in particular, as she will explain, she's been diving into the world of Thomas Hardy.
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