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The History of Literature

775 Celebrity Authorship in the Nineteenth Century (with Sarah Allison) | My Last Book with Emily Van Duyne

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Arts, Books

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

When assessing the literature of an era, we tend to think of the works that have made it into the canon - but in so doing, we're in danger of overlooking the many different kinds of books and texts that people were actually reading. In this episode, Jacke talks to Sarah Allison (The Rise of Celebrity Authorship: Nineteenth-Century Print Culture and Antislavery) about the creation of literary celebrity from the nineteenth century's pop culture print forms, including antislavery writing. PLUS popular HOL guest Emily Van Duyne (Loving Sylvia Plath: A Reclamation) stops by to discuss her choice for the last book she will ever read. Join Jacke on a trip through literary England! Join Jacke and fellow literature fans on an eight-day journey through literary England in partnership with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠John Shors Travel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in May 2026! Scheduled stops include The Charles Dickens Museum, Dr. Johnson's house, Jane Austen's Bath, Tolkien's Oxford, Shakespeare's Globe Theater, and more. Learn more by emailing ⁠⁠jackewilsonauthor@gmail.com⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠masahiko@johnshorstravel.com⁠⁠, or by contacting us through our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠historyofliterature.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Act now - sign-up closes March 1! 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.

0:09.7

Hey folks, winter has been crushing. Isn't it time to get out of the house and meet some people?

0:15.1

Why not join us for the History of Literature podcast tour, which will be in early May this year. We're headed to London,

0:22.9

Oxford, and Bath to see where Virginia Woolf and Dr. Johnson and Mary Shelley all spent their

0:28.6

days and nights. Our days and nights will be full of nice accommodations, nice meals, invigorating

0:34.4

train trips, and of course the bubbling conversations that can happen between me,

0:39.7

the show's producer, Emma, and listeners to the podcast like you.

0:44.0

Plus, we'll be joined along the way by some of your favorite guests who will greet us in various locations

0:49.5

to tell us about what we're seeing.

0:51.4

So check out the itinerary at History of Literature.com or at the website

0:56.6

of our partner, John Shores Travel, that's S-H-O-R-S with no E. But make sure you sign up soon,

1:03.8

only a couple of weeks left. March 1st is the last day. Hope to see you soon.

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1:41.8

and certainly that seems to be true when it comes to classic works and

1:45.8

contemporary novels. They're still read, but not as much. But that doesn't mean that reading

1:51.8

isn't happening. In some ways, maybe we read and write more. Gone are the days when I used to

1:57.9

stare at the back of cereal boxes with my breakfast, desperate for something,

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