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Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1353874/open_sms] F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby may be the novel everyone’s talking about this month, but let’s not forget another “Jazz Age” novel that took this country by storm. Ursula Parrott’s Ex-Wife, a tragicomic indictment of early 20th-century romance, brought the author immense fame and wealth at the time of its publication in 1929. Yet by her death in 1957 she was penniless and homeless, a fate she all but predicted in the cautionary commentary of her writing. Our episode on Parrott (with her biographer, Marsha Gordon) originally aired two years ago this week, and we’re marking Spring Break with an encore presentation — including some updates on efforts to make sure Parrott isn’t confined to obscurity again. Links:  Ex-Wife by Ursula Parrott [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ex-Wife/Ursula-Parrott/9781946022561] Becoming the Ex-Wife by Marsha Gordon [https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520391543/becoming-the-ex-wife] The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Gatsby] Sigmund Freud [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud] Lost Ladies of Lit episode on Marjorie Hillis with Joanna Scutts [https://www.lostladiesoflit.com/podcast/21-marjorie-hillis-live-alone-and-like-it-with-joanna-scutts] The Divorcee (1930 Film)  [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020827/] Norma Shearer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norma_Shearer] Support the show [https://patreon.com/LostLadiesofLit339] For episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.com [https://www.lostladiesoflit.com/] Subscribe to our substack newsletter. [https://lostladiesoflit.substack.com] Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit [https://instagram.com/lostladiesoflit]. Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast [https://www.lostladiesoflit.com/contact]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1353874/open_sms] Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Not the heroines from Angela Carter’s 1979 short story collection The Bloody Chamber. The British author tackles dark, primal themes in her spin on classic fables and fairy tales, urging women to eschew victimhood, reclaim their power and bite back! Join us as we dive into this enchanted world of blood, sex and animal magnetism, and find out how Carter’s own life experiences may have prompted her to peel back the skin on tropes of subjugation.  Mentioned in this episode: The Bloody Chamber  [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-bloody-chamber/17744851?ean=9780143107613&next=t]by Angela Carter The Invention of Angela Carter [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-invention-of-angela-carter-a-biography-edmund-gordon/7879675?ean=9780190626846&next=t] by Edmund Gordon Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 216 [https://www.lostladiesoflit.com/podcast/elizabeth-garver-jordan-the-case-of-lizzie-borden-amp-other-writings-with-jane-carr-and-lori-harrison-kahan]on Elizabeth Garver Jordan Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No.150 [https://www.lostladiesoflit.com/transcripts/150-elizabeth-smart-by-grand-central-station-i-sat-down-and-wept-with-rosemary-sullivan-and-maya-gallus] on Elizabeth Smart The Company of Wolves trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir34SoEgik0] The Box of Delights [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-box-of-delights-john-masefield/10243755?ean=9781590172513&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2N2_BhCAARIsAK4pEkUpnR8USIDL9GM5cdASmptnD82Pw6a3EG71Nh1evqXh3VbIUhTJ_ZIaAg5qEALw_wcB] by John Masefield “The Box of Delights” [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Box_of_Delights]radio program “The Fall River Axe Murders” (or “Mise-en-Scène For a Parricide” [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-box-of-delights-john-masefield/10243755?ean=9781590172513&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2N2_BhCAARIsAK4pEkUpnR8USIDL9GM5cdASmptnD82Pw6a3EG71Nh1evqXh3VbIUhTJ_ZIaAg5qEALw_wcB]) by Angela Carter Jane Eyre [https://bookshop.org/p/books/jane-eyre-charlotte-bronte/379963?ean=9780141441146&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2N2_BhCAARIsAK4pEkUh4iiNsS4fV6CvX-EMjz35_ILe6zIWMqEhr-WDSEoVRkA8DSetAX0aAhxsEALw_wcB] by Charlotte Brontë Teresa Borrenpohl incident [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/idaho-woman-forcibly-dragged-local-republican-town-hall-private-securi-rcna193477] Nights at the Circus [https://bookshop.org/p/books/nights-at-the-circus-angela-carter/17266185?ean=9780140077032&next=t] by Angela Carter Wise Children [https://bookshop.org/p/books/wise-children-angela-carter/10396868?ean=9780374530945&next=t'] by Angela Carter Support the show [https://patreon.com/LostLadiesofLit339] For episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.com [https://www.lostladiesoflit.com/] Subscribe to our substack newsletter. [https://lostladiesoflit.substack.com] Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit [https://instagram.com/lostladiesoflit]. Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast [https://www.lostladiesoflit.com/contact]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1353874/open_sms] When Lucy Irvine answered a classified ad to play Girl Friday to a real-life Robinson Crusoe on a remote tropical island, she embarked on an enthralling—and at times harrowing—year-long adventure. The result was her bestselling 1983 memoir, Castaway, a beautifully-written tale of survival. We’re diving into Irvine’s unforgettable story with special guest Francesca Segal, whose own island-centric novel, Welcome to Glorious Tuga, was recently optioned for TV by See-Saw Films. Mentioned in this episode: Castaway [https://www.amazon.com/Castaway-Lucy-Irvine/dp/B000HT982A] by Lucy Irvine The Lucy Irvine Foundation [https://www.lucyirvinefoundationeurope.org/] Welcome to Glorgious Tuga [https://bookshop.org/p/books/welcome-to-glorious-tuga-francesca-segal/20673591?ean=9780063360457&next=t] by Francesca Segal Runaway [https://www.amazon.com/Runaway-Lucy-Irvine/dp/0394545109?ref_=ast_author_dp_rw&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.NN6ePYyphYRYmAGnXoi9gSoha3Pvyp_29EbwrSvmMDI8APNHDOu0e60ndLz68MDvkeVzTwAcqkPnUEER5qM588pqnnBK9A2LINAeLDZtWr88u5fXBU-GF-PEAs6cpKDv.bwXNrKZPqM41sA9-xc8ixPfr6y6grB-oD9kMnf-ekUE&dib_tag=AUTHOR] and Faraway [https://www.amazon.com/Faraway-Lucy-Irvine/dp/0385600119?ref_=ast_author_dp_rw&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.NN6ePYyphYRYmAGnXoi9gSoha3Pvyp_29EbwrSvmMDI8APNHDOu0e60ndLz68MDvkeVzTwAcqkPnUEER5qM588pqnnBK9A2LINAeLDZtWr88u5fXBU-GF-PEAs6cpKDv.bwXNrKZPqM41sA9-xc8ixPfr6y6grB-oD9kMnf-ekUE&dib_tag=AUTHOR] by Lucy Irvine The Islander [https://www.amazon.com/Islander-Gerald-Kingsland/dp/0450058530/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ZUXP3AX152H3&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.eU7RxJYaY-VDrK5J1OLxGbaF3NXZVIXPnkQexJe3zTLzrrMt71k2DC96N44umauDFz0XQ9Am5ygFBJ_mQOuBke7b46wDcOQcSMK-Dp_YHbhJikkcmSDqUrYdPnFsJVNZw-OaIK-VFs-_YVNntYkX6Q.wn4xk5kFM0IM_q0fCOPgU9Ym6BAe6gD3w_O3GOyzS6Q&dib_tag=se&keywords=gerald+kingsland&qid=1742587894&s=books&sprefix=gerald+kingsland%2Cstripbooks%2C148&sr=1-1] by Gerald Kingsland The Secret Life of a Schoolgirl [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/92872/the-secret-life-of-a-schoolgirl-by-rosemary-kingsland/] by Rosemary Kingsland Castaway 1986 film trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEnkYICfSyU] starring Amanda Donohoe and Oliver Reed Wild [https://bookshop.org/p/books/wild-from-lost-to-found-on-the-pacific-crest-trail-cheryl-strayed/15283562?ean=9780307476074&next=t] by Cheryl Strayed “Alone” [https://www.history.com/shows/alone] on the History Channel See-Saw Films [https://www.see-saw-films.com/] One is One [https://www.amazon.com/One-Novel-Lucy-Irvine/dp/0340501537?ref_=ast_author_dp_rw&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.NN6ePYyphYRYmAGnXoi9gSoha3Pvyp_29EbwrSvmMDI8APNHDOu0e60ndLz68MDvkeVzTwAcqkPnUEER5qM588pqnnBK9A2LINAeLDZtWr88u5fXBU-GF-PEAs6cpKDv.bwXNrKZPqM41sA9-xc8ixPfr6y6grB-oD9kMnf-ekUE&dib_tag=AUTHOR] by Lucy Irvine The Innocents [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-innocents-francesca-segal/16394638?ean=9781401341893&next=t] by Francesca Segal Support the show [https://patreon.com/LostLadiesofLit339] For episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.com [https://www.lostladiesoflit.com/] Subscribe to our substack newsletter. [https://lostladiesoflit.substack.com] Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit [https://instagram.com/lostladiesoflit]. Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast [https://www.lostladiesoflit.com/contact]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1353874/open_sms] Religious mystics Margery of Kempe and Julian of Norwich lived in close proximity to one another in time and place, yet the lives of these two medieval women couldn’t have been more different. One traveled the world in relentless pursuit of spiritual validation, while the other withdrew into a walled cell. One boldly proclaimed her visions of Christ while the other recorded quiet revelations. One authored the first autobiography in English while the other penned the first known book in English by a woman. But here’s where it gets truly fascinating: these two women actually met—a fateful encounter depicted in guest Victoria MacKenzie’s award-winning debut novel, For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain. Join us as we discuss these two incredible women whose accounts of divine encounters were destined for rediscovery centuries after being lost to time. Mentioned in this episode The British Library’s exhibit: Medieval Women: In Their Own Words [https://www.bl.uk/whats-on/medieval-women/] Highgate Cemetery [https://highgatecemetery.org/] For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain [https://www.amazon.com/Great-Pain-Have-Mercy-Little/dp/1526647877] by Victoria MacKenzie The Book of Margery Kempe [https://dn790006.ca.archive.org/0/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.186348/2015.186348.The-Book-Of-Margery-Kempe.pdf] Revelations of Divine Love [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/52958/52958-h/52958-h.htm] by Julian of Norwich Bridget of Sweden [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_of_Sweden] Lost Ladies of Lit podcast Episode No. 164 [https://www.lostladiesoflit.com/transcripts/164-christine-de-pizan-the-book-of-the-city-of-ladies-with-kathleen-b-jonesnbsp] on Christine de Pizan Lost Ladies of Lit podcast Episode No. 34 [https://www.lostladiesoflit.com/transcripts/34-anna-komnene-europes-first-female-historian] on Anna Komnene Lost Ladies of Lit podcast Episode No. 70 [https://www.lostladiesoflit.com/podcast/70-fowl-is-fair] on Julian Berners Support the show [https://patreon.com/LostLadiesofLit339] For episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.com [https://www.lostladiesoflit.com/] Subscribe to our substack newsletter. [https://lostladiesoflit.substack.com] Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit [https://instagram.com/lostladiesoflit]. Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast [https://www.lostladiesoflit.com/contact]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1353874/open_sms] How do you engage with others in a polarized society? Early 19-century writer and freethinker Frances “Fanny” Wright offers an ostensible how-to manual in the witty didactic novel she penned at age 19, A Few Days in Athens. Wright’s radical ideas garnered her the praise of Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette and Walt Whitman, to name a few, but detractors dubbed her “The Red Harlot of Infidelity.” Tristra Yeager and Eleanor Rust, hosts of the 2024 podcast “Frances Wright: America’s Forgotten Radical,” join us to discuss Wright’s historical importance and relevance to today’s political and cultural conversations. Mentioned in this episode: “Frances Wright: America’s Forgotten Radical” podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/frances-wright-americas-forgotten-radical/id1750612113] A Few Days in Athens [https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-few-days-in-athens-the-friends-of-epicurus-edition-frances-wright/12183166?ean=9781507709061&next=t&next=t] by Frances Wright Views of Society and Manners in America [https://bookshop.org/p/books/views-of-society-and-manners-in-america-in-a-series-of-letters-from-that-country-to-a-friend-in-england-during-the-years-1818-1819-and-1820-frances-wright/6539803?ean=9781241508043&next=t&next=t] by Frances Wright Frances Wright’s grave [https://www.pbs.org/video/spring-grove-cemetery-and-arboretum-IeExJi/] in Spring Grove Cemetery The Marquis de Lafayette [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_du_Motier,_Marquis_de_Lafayette] Thomas Jefferson Walt Whitman Epicurus [https://iep.utm.edu/epicur/] The Stoics [https://iep.utm.edu/stoicism/] New Harmony, [https://www.usi.edu/hnh/student-and-faculty-engagement-opportunities/univ101-screaming-eagle-experience/about-new-harmony] Indiana Robert Owen [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Owen] Robert Dale Owen [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Dale_Owen] Nashoba Community [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashoba_Community] Shaker Village [https://shakervillageky.org/] in Pleasant Hill, KY The Scottish Enlightenment [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Enlightenment] The Second Great Awakening [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Second-Great-Awakening] Support the show [https://patreon.com/LostLadiesofLit339] For episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.com [https://www.lostladiesoflit.com/] Subscribe to our substack newsletter. [https://lostladiesoflit.substack.com] Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit [https://instagram.com/lostladiesoflit]. Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast [https://www.lostladiesoflit.com/contact]