668 Book and Dagger - The Scholars and Librarians Who Became Spies and Fought the Nazis (with Elyse Graham) | Jane Austen Turns 250

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Books, Arts

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

When the U.S. joined the war in the 1940s, it had a problem: its military had virtually no intelligence service. Enter the librarians! In this episode, Jacke talks to Elyse Graham about her work Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II, which tells the story of the efforts to recruit academics and train them for espionage. PLUS a look at some of the upcoming festivities being planned for Jane Austen's 250th birthday. Additional listening: 444 Thrillers on the Eve of War: Spy Novels in the 1930s (with Juliette Bretan) 380 Ian Fleming | PLUS The Black James Bond 114 Christopher Marlowe: What Happened and What If? The music in this episode is by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Learn more at gabrielruizbernal.com. 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 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 Lit Hub Radio.
0:08.7	Trevor, are you ready?
0:10.8	Ready.
0:11.7	It's time to seize it.
0:13.9	Yes, let's seize it.
0:16.7	Seize what exactly?
0:18.4	Seize the sale at Argos and save on thousands of products from furniture to electricals.
0:22.6	Shop now. There's more.
0:24.1	Got it.
0:24.6	To Argos.
0:25.5	Offers on 21st of January subject to availability in selected stores and Argos.com.com.
0:29.5	Hello, Jane Austen turns 250 years old this year.
0:34.4	Happy birthday queen.
0:36.8	And what happened when some of the most bookish people on the
0:40.0	planet entered a world of espionage? Could that be you someday, dear listener? That's all coming up today
0:47.7	on the history of literature.
0:50.2	Music Hello, everyone. Welcome to the podcast. I'm Jack Wilson. Happy 2025 for all who celebrate. Does anyone
1:05.9	not celebrate a new year? Or recognize it at least if you're stuck in the past.
1:12.5	Come and join us, my friends.
1:15.2	We've all crossed over, and it's not bad on this side of the calendar.
1:20.9	One good piece of news over here in 2025 is that Jane Austen turns 250 this year.
1:27.3	A nice round number.
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