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The History of Literature

68 Listener Feedback and Thanksgiving Thoughts

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Arts, Books

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2016

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

It’s the Thanksgiving episode! Jacke and Mike respond to listener feedback and discuss some literary things to thankful for. Authors discussed include Edith Wharton, John Fowles, Ernest Hemingway, Vu Tran, Lydia Davis, Gary Snyder, Walt Whitman, Elena Ferrante, Walker Percy, Madeleine Thien, James Wood, Harold Bloom, and more!  Show Notes:  Contact the host at jackewilsonauthor@gmail.com or by leaving a voicemail at 1-361-4WILSON (1-361-494-5766).  You can find more literary discussion at jackewilson.com and more episodes of the series at historyofliterature.com. Check out our Facebook page at facebook.com/historyofliterature. Music Credits: “Handel – Entrance to the Queen of Sheba” by Advent Chamber Orchestra (From the Free Music Archive / CC by SA). “Darxieland” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0    *** 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 Podglamorate Network and LIT Hub Radio.

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Hello everyone, this is Jack Wilson,

0:40.0

the host of the History of Literature Podcast.

0:42.0

I'm so glad you're here and welcome to the show.

0:45.1

One quick note before we begin, you have found one of the oldest episodes in our

0:50.4

archive. The show doesn't discuss literature in chronological order, so you won't be

0:55.4

missing anything if you start with the more recent episodes instead of the earliest ones.

1:00.4

And let's be honest, the show's quality has improved quite a bit since these early days.

1:05.2

But of course where you begin is up to you and if you'd like to give this one a try

1:10.0

please be my guest. All of the episodes in the archive are yours to enjoy for free.

1:15.6

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