The Eclectic Book Reader: Recent Episodes
Michelle
Throughout time, so many people have written down their stories, both fictional and truthful, for others to enjoy. Join Michelle, a book lover since childhood, as she explores and discusses books from all genres and all time periods.
Hi all! It's been a minute! I was super busy over the summer, but now I'm diving back into Emma chapters 11-15!
- Your sister and her husband are visiting for the holidays. Good luck handling the light family drama that inevitably comes with it.
- Ok, now it’s the second time someone told you the guy you want your friend to get with is not what he shows himself to be. But yeah, go ahead and brush it off, you never misjudge things ever. Right?
- Great, the guy who was supposed to be for your friend actually was chasing you, using the excuse that you led him on when all you did was be polite to him.
Spoilers abound!
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Book Editions
Emma (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Emma
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Hi all! Now that summer is officially here, drink lots of water and stay cool! We're moving on further into Emma!
- It's ok to be self aware and know your limitations, stop seeking so much external validation and accept yourself!
- Ignoring your friend's obvious interest in one guy and manipulating her to go for a guy you approve of for her isn't very cool of you.
- You may have messed up when your trusted bestie points out that you're ruining your other friend's future in your pushing her away from the guy she really wants.
- The guy you chose for your friend keeps going hot and cold toward her. WEIRD. Come on guy, pick a lane (preferably the lane YOU want him to take).
Spoilers abound!
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Book Editions
Emma (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Emma
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The Anglican Clergy in Jane Austen's Novels
Would Emma inherit Hartfield or would her older sister? -r/janeausten
Happy June everyone! Hope you're enjoying your vacation or are doing ok in summer school!
We're starting a new series with Emma by Jane Austen, chapters 1 through 5!
- Must be nice to be super rich, spoiled, and the head of society with no one ever criticizing you (except for your bestie who tells it like it is).
- When your old friend moves on in life, your replacement friend's requirements should include more than just being pretty and ready to agree with everything you say.
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book Editions
Emma (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Emma
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Hi everyone! It's getting closer to summer, hope you got your cold water, swimming pools, and ACs on! We're wrapping up Mansfield Park with the last 3 chapters!
- Everyone finally gets that the guy you kept saying was no good is actually just as horrible as you believed & seen? VINDICATION!
- Funny how the poor lower class niece ended up being the most principled rather than your upper class kids.
- Sad how it takes a scandal to finally fully treat your niece with care and to finally kick out your horrible sister-in-law.
- Your crush finally snaps out of it when his crush finally shows to his face that their values are on the opposite end of the spectrum.
- But are you ok with potentially being called your crush's rebound when he finally reciprocates your feelings?
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book Editions
Mansfield Park (Barnes & Noble Classics)
Mansfield Park (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Mansfield Park
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Rules and Etiquette of Regency Society
Adaptations
Mansfield Park (1983 miniseries)
Mansfield Park (1999)
Mansfield Park (2007 miniseries)
From Mansfield With Love (2014 YouTube series)
Hi everyone! Hope you're staying cool as the weather heats up and congrats to those of you who are graduating! Let's continue on with Mansfield Park Chapters 41-45!
- Following a woman to her childhood home to keep on pressuring her to marry you isn't a good look.
- Your unrequited crush is starting to see that he and HIS crush would never work out but he's still determined to make it happen.
- How do you think you can get your supposed bestie to get with your brother when you have to tell her that your brother would never cheat on her when you know he's going to inevitably flirt with another woman?
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book Editions
Mansfield Park (Barnes & Noble Classics)
Mansfield Park (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Mansfield Park
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Map for Mansfield Park
Glossary of Anglican Clergy Titles
Clergy in the Regency
The Bishops and Archbishops in England in 1815
The Faith of Georgian England
Hi everyone! Hope your allergies aren't too bad as we continue on into spring! Let's continue on with Mansfield Park Chapters 36-40!
- How do you think that admitting your brother is a huge flirt is the best way to sell him to your supposed bestie?
- Clearly you don't know your own relative if you think throwing her back to her poverty-ridden parents' house will make her rethink getting married to a rich guy when she's never been interested in money in the first place.
- Sometimes, people and places that used to be in your life may not match up to what you remembered, and it's ok to feel sad about it.
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book Editions
Mansfield Park (Barnes & Noble Classics)
Mansfield Park (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Mansfield Park
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Napoleonic Guide: Royal Navy Half Pay
Prize Money: Frigates, Treasure, Snobbery, and Jane Austen
Half Pay and Prize Money: Making a Living in Britain's Navy
Nine children and a very small income: How poor are the Prices?
A Walk Through the Neighbourhood of Fanny Price in Portsmouth
Hi everyone! Hope you had a nice Easter/Passover or will have a nice Eid/Spring Equinox! Let's continue on with Mansfield Park Chapters 31-35!
- When a girl says no, she means no! It's not an invitation to keep bothering her!
- The whole "I'm not mad, just disappointed" line works like a charm if you have a tendency to be a people pleaser, but girl, stand your ground!
- Is it ok for me to pressure my cousin into marrying this morally questionable guy so that it will make it easier for me to marry the guy's sister whom I'm crushing on , or AITA?
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book Editions
Mansfield Park (Barnes & Noble Classics)
Mansfield Park (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Mansfield Park
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
A Table of Kindred and Affinity Wherein Whosoever are Related are Forbidden by the Church of England to Marry Together
It's finally warm weather!....until it gets up into summer weather BEFORE summer actually starts. Things are also heating up in Mansfield Park!
- It's really sus when the sister of your unwanted suitor practically forces you to take one specific piece of jewelry despite saying you could pick any one from her collection.
- Bro, if you STILL can't convince your crush to change for you, and SHE can't convince you to change for her, then maybe you should cut your losses and try elsewhere.
- Oh, so NOW you want to be serious about that one girl you initially just wanted to mess with because she's "not like other girls".
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book Editions
Mansfield Park (Barnes & Noble Classics)
Mansfield Park (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Mansfield Park
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Supper at the Netherfield Ball: Pride and Prejudice
Hello everyone! Happy spring! Hoping we get more sun and less rain! Let's move on with Mansfield Park chapters 21-25!
- It's really not a good idea to go ahead in marrying someone you don't like as a way to metaphorically give the finger to your unrequited crush.
- Good luck trying to persuade someone with strong convictions to come around to your way of thinking, especially when it comes to money.
- If you give up easily when trying to dissuade your brother from messing with your supposed friend's heart, maybe you're not as nice as you think you are.
- It's that same age old story of doubling down on going after someone when they show no interest in you.
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book Editions
Mansfield Park (Barnes & Noble Classics)
Mansfield Park (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Mansfield Park
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Jane Austen’s seagoing brothers, Francis and Charles.
Naval Officers: Self-Made Gentlemen
Vicars, Curates and Church Livings
Hello everyone! Hope you're staying safe with the ongoing rain or snow! Let's move on with Mansfield Park chapters 16-20!
- Sure, take out my heart and smash it as I watch my crush flirting with HIS crush right in front of me.
- When Dad's away, the kids will play...until Dad suddenly shows up unexpectedly.
- If your new guy doesn't swoop in to save you from a now inconvenient engagement, he just wasn't that into you the whole time.
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book Editions
Mansfield Park (Barnes & Noble Classics)
Mansfield Park (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Mansfield Park
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Hello everyone! Hope you're staying safe with the winds, rain, or snow! Let's move on with Mansfield Park chapters 11-15!
- Who hasn't used scandalous plays as an excuse to acceptably touch your crush?
- Trying to woo your crush but he's being a killjoy about the play you're putting on? Stroke his ego with a few flattering words to make him give in!
- Hey, if someone says they don't want to do something, leave them alone! Don't scream at and guilt trip them!
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book Editions
Mansfield Park (Barnes & Noble Classics)
Mansfield Park (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Mansfield Park
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Jane Austen and the Theatre by Penny Gay
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Regency Theatre
Jane Austen and the Theatre by Paula Byrne. Chapters: Lovers’ Vows.
Happy February! We're continuing on with Mansfield Park by Jane Austen!
- When you get wrapped up in catering to your crush's desires, don't do it at the expense of your friends.
- Also, do some digging about your crush's interests and values before proceeding to insult everything about them.
- How careless/brazen can you be when you're flirting with an unavailable person when there is someone right there watching?
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book Editions
Mansfield Park (Barnes & Noble Classics)
Mansfield Park (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Mansfield Park
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
National Trust-What is a ha-ha?
We made it to the end of the first month of the year! Hope your new year has started calm and peaceful! With this new month, we're starting Mansfield Park by Jane Austen!
- Showing kindness to your poorer relatives is nice as long as you don't do it for clout.
- Obviously your niece/cousin is terrified at moving into a new, large home. It wouldn't inconvenience you be to nice to her and make her feel comfortable.
- If you get engaged to a guy only for his money and social connections, I'm supposing you have a plan to avoid him most of the time once you're married.
- New neighbors? How nice! Oh, one of the neighbors' hobbies is to lead single women on with no intention of being serious? GREAT.
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book Editions
Mansfield Park (Barnes & Noble Classics)
Mansfield Park (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Mansfield Park
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Thomas Clarkson
Austen and Antigua – Slavery in Her Time
The blog post about Lady Bertram and her possibly having hypothyroidism on AustenAuthors.net is now gone. I tried going to the Wayback Machine to find it, but there was no good navigation to get to the post.
Happy new year! Fingers crossed this year is quiet! As we start a new year, we finish the Chronicles of Narnia by looking at the last two books, The Magician's Nephew and The Last Battle.
- Your summer is thrown into chaos when your uncle thinks he has magic powers and sends you and your friend into different worlds without a care for your safety.
- Your showing off is responsible for bringing evil into a brand new world that will eventually take over the land for a century, congratulations.
- You've been wishing to return to the magical land you used to rule over but the only way back is not very great.
- Is it really fair that you're barred from going back to a magical land just because you fell into the role you've been expected to play since you were a kid?
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionsThe Magician's Nephew
The Last Battle
Planet Narnia
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
jakethenpc Check out his Narnia videos
Narnia Timeline
Narnia Theories: The Origins of Tash the Inexorable
Into the Wardrobe: The Origin of Tash
Happy holidays! Hope you're having a nice and quiet one! We're going on with The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis and the next book in the series The Horse and His Boy
- When a potential husband pulls a Joffrey Baratheon, that is a definite red flag you need to pay attention to.
- If you think you're above certain people or animals, then are you in for a rude awakening.
- If a prophecy was made about you that would help out a kingdom, then no one and nothing will stop you, even if you didn't know what you were meant to be doing.
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionsThe Horse and His Boy
Planet Narnia
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Note: I meant to say "The Horse and His Boy" is the third to last book in the series, not the second to last.
Hi all and happy holidays! We're going on with The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis and the next book in the series The Silver Chair.
- I know you think your tour guide is a Debbie Downer, but you got to admit he's right about things most of the time.
- When you mess up in finding a lost prince way too many times that a lion has to kick you back on track, maybe you should rethink your approach.
- If there are more worlds below the earth's surface, who knows how the lower level dwellers think surface dwellers can survive down there.
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionsThe Silver Chair
Planet Narnia
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Hi all! Hope you had a nice Turkey Day! We're going on with The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis and the next book in the series The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
- If everyone around you hates you and are not fighting you ONLY because your cousins are royalty, maybe you should rethink your character.
- Why is it that every stop you make on your sea-faring road trip ends up being a really terrifying or bad place to stop at?
- What is beyond the end of the world, and are you strong enough to turn away from finding out the answer when told to?
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionsThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Planet Narnia
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Hi all! Hope you are enjoying and staying safe in the colder rainier weather like I am! We're going on withThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis and the next book in the series Prince Caspian.
- Being thrown for a loop when you get sent back to a kingdom you once ruled over but now everyone you know is gone since it's been literally hundreds of years.
- Not to mention you've been thrown into the middle of a revolution against a dynasty that's been around WAY longer than when you ruled and you now have to put the rebels' leader on the throne.
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionsPrince Caspian
Planet Narnia
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Silvanus
Hi all! Hope you had a fun Halloween! Now we're getting into November, one of my favorite months and with it, a new series: The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. We'll start with the first one in publication order, and the most well known one, The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.
- How petty do you have to be to sell out your siblings for nasty tasting candy that NO ONE likes?
- No pressure, just you and the rest of your siblings are destined to overthrow an evil force that has ruled for a century and bring in stability, and you're all under the age of 15.
Spoilers abound!
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Book EditionsThe Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
Planet Narnia
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Why C.S. Lewis Said Narnia is “Not Allegory at All”
The Legend of Lilith: Adam's First Wife
Lilith
Symbol Analysis: The White Stag
“The Planets” in C.S. Lewis’ Writing
Happy Halloween! Hope everyone will have a safe and fun time trick or treating or partying!
For this Halloween special, I'm reviewing The Library of the Dead, the first in the Edinburgh Nights series by T.L. Huchu.
- It's a rough gig when you have to compete with others to deliver messages from the dead to the living.
- Just because you practice a more informal branch of magic doesn't mean you're less than the ones who take pride in studying and practicing "high magic" for years.
Spoilers abound!
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Book EditionsThe Library of the Dead
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
We made it! Wrapping it up with Jane Eyre chapters 36-38!
- Now you want to marry your ex now that you hold more physical and financial power over him?
- Is throwing yourself into blind passion or cutting off your emotions the lesson you choice you need to make or did you really just need to find a good balance?
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionsJane Eyre (Bantam Classics)
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Ferndean Manor
Adaptations
Jane Eyre (1943)
Jane Eyre (1996)
Jane Eyre (2006)
Jane Eyre (2011)
The Autobiography of Jane Eyre (2013)
We are THIS close to fall and cooler weather! Let's keep moving on with the second to last episode for Jane Eyre chapters 31-35!
- Is it luck or fortune that you find new relatives who are one hundred times better than the relatives you grew up with?
- Wow, so the only reason you inherited your uncle's fortune was because of spite he had for his brother in law.
- Which is worse, abandoning your morals for a cushy but guilty life where you might end up discarded anyway or abandoning your belief in emotional connection for an extremely moral life that will end up killing you?
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionsJane Eyre (Bantam Classics)
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Evangelical church
WARNING
While this episode doesn't have explicit language, domestic abuse, violence, racism, xenophobia, and mental illness are briefly mentioned.
September is finally here! Still waiting for the cooler weather! Let's keep moving on with Jane Eyre chapters 26-30!
- Turns out your gut feelings about your future husband was right and the outcome was way worse than you expected.
- How can your now ex say that he's a good guy when he's treated his wife like an animal AND when he's physically threatening you?
- There are still some good people out in the world who will give you a hand, even when they themselves are in dire straights.
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionsJane Eyre (Bantam Classics)
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Creole people
Did the “Woman in the Attic” in Jane Eyre Have Huntington Disease?
The Law of Divorce
Statutes at Large: From the 15th to 20th Year of King George II. Cap 30 To Prevent the Marriage of Lunatics
The Religious Beliefs Of Charlotte Bronte, as Reflected in Her Novels And Letters
Summer is still holding on and it is hot outside! Let's keep moving on with Jane Eyre chapters 21-25!
- Making peace with a dying relative proves harder than you thought. It probably doesn't help that they deliberately sabotaged your chance to be happy with family who actually cared.
- So your boss DOES love you back. Weird way of showing it when he's kept trying to make you jealous by flirting with a woman who hates you for no good reason.
- It's difficult to willingly let go of an identity you've held and created your whole life in order to step into a new one.
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionsJane Eyre (Bantam Classics)
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Willing women and the rise of convents in nineteenth-century England
Marriage in Victorian England
It's the end of summer and the beginning of the school year! Let's keep moving on with Jane Eyre chapters 16-20!
- Don't play mind games with someone you are suspicious of, they might be better at playing the game better than you.
- Your boss is a jerk for forcing you to attend parties you don't want to be at and where his guests make fun of you when you are standing RIGHT THERE.
- What is being hidden in a room that's blocked off behind a tapestry and that your boss still plays off as being nothing? Why aren't you asking questions about it?!
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionsJane Eyre (Bantam Classics)
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Victorian England 101 Lesson 1 The Titled
Ingram Name Meaning
We made it to the end of summer! But also creeping closer to the start of the school year as we start to head towards the middle of Jane Eyre.
- Unknowingly meeting your boss after inadvertently getting him into a roadside accident is an awkward way of starting your job.
- If your boss is going to treat you like his therapist in addition to your usual job duties, he better be giving you a raise.
- Who knew that a literal fire in a bedroom would start a fire in your heart?
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionsJane Eyre (Bantam Classics)
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Thornfield Hall
Fashion History Timeline 1840-1849
A Need for Belief: The Victorians and Fairies
Keeping it in the family: Inheritance in Victorian and Edwardian Britain
The figure of the governess
The Opera of Paris: We Procure Our Ballerinas for Wealthy Men
The Figure of the Gentleman in 19th century Victorian England : The re-Fashioning of a Manhood Ideal
Hi everyone! Let's continue our summer read with Jane Eyre chapters 6-10!
- It's reassuring when everyone at your school hates the guy in charge even after he tries to slander you in front of them all.
- Does it make you feel any better to believe that bad people will get their comeuppance in the afterlife, or would you rather them get it now while they're still alive?
- Your only two friends in the world have left you (one involuntarily, the other by choice). What's a person to do?
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionsJane Eyre (Bantam Classics)
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children
Public Health: National Developments in the 18th and 19th Centuries
Madeira: Settlement
Hi everyone, as we get into summer, I'll be re-visiting an old favorite, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.
- If you keep hurting a kid you're supposed to be taking care of, don't act surprised when the kid fights back.
- Conditioning a kid into believing they don't deserve parents because they're not good looking is messed up.
- You realize you might have messed up in thinking that you've escaped from one terrible place only to fall into maybe an even worse place.
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionsJane Eyre (Bantam Classics)
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Yorkshire Industrial Heritage
The Reader's Guide to Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre"-Gateshead Hall
Specific dates: the link between Jane Eyre, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Bible
Charity School
Let's keep going with some contemporary reads with "The Bookshop of Yesterdays" by Amy Meyerson.
- When would you put your foot down for someone who suffered a loss but after some time needs to step up for other close people in their lives?
- If you found out about a family secret that involved you, would you be angry at not being told or understand why you were left in the dark?
- Maybe you never really knew a person you cared about despite thinking for the longest time that you did.
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book Editions
The Bookshop of Yesterdays
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Listener discretion advised! While this episode is not explicit, it will touch on homophobia, sexual assault, and violence.
It's a new month, and time for a new book! Today we'll be talking about "The Binding" by
- Would you find it reassuring or terrifying if there was a way to have painful memories taken out and put into books?
- That being said, it seems like having your memories bound is either a luxury or something incredibly traumatic.
- How far would you go if your book fell into the wrong hands?
Spoilers abound!
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Book Editions
The Binding (Paperback)
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
We made it! The end of Pride & Prejudice!
- Remember that busybody lady you stayed with last spring? She's back, sticking her nose in YOUR business this time.
- Write a thank-you card to your aunt and uncle who helped to kickstart your enemies-turned-lovers storyline.
- No one is guilty of JUST pride or JUST prejudice. They can go hand in hand, but it's only a happy ending if you deal with your shortcomings head on.
Spoilers abound!
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Book EditionsPride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1996 Quality Paperback Book Club)
Adaptations
Pride & Prejudice (1940)
Pride & Prejudice (1995)
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Bridget Jones' Diary
Bride and Prejudice
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (2012 webseries)
The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet (book companion to The Lizzie Bennet Diaries)
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Morning Calls and Formal Visits: Socializing in the Regency Era
Happy early Mother's Day! It's the second to last episode in the Pride & Prejudice series!
In this episode:
- There's always that one couple who is super cringey and you'd do anything to get away from them.
- Is it too big of a leap to think that your crush still likes you when you find out they helped your family in a huge financial way?
- If you're trying to fool someone into believing your side of the story, stick to one story and stop making up new ones. It doesn't work.
- Finally, your sweetest sister who has done nothing wrong ever in her life catches a break!
Spoilers abound!
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Book EditionsPride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1996 Quality Paperback Book Club)
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5
Happy Easter/Passover/Ramadan/spring in general! Let's keep on moving with Pride and Prejudice where things really take a turn!
In this episode:
- Your worst fears are realized when your little sister runs off with your old crush, who is actually super sketchy.
- News sure travels fast, and it's terrible how people love to engage in schadenfreude almost immediately.
- On top of all this, you just started to realize your feelings for your former enemy-turned friend, but now for sure they'll run away because of the scandal your little sister getting involved with the guy who almost ruined his sister's life.
Spoilers abound!
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Book EditionsPride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1996 Quality Paperback Book Club)
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Why flee to Gretna Green?
Banns, licences and Hardwicke's Marriage Act - a Regency History guide to marriage in Georgian England
Regency Militia--A Different Breed of Officer
Militia Officers During the Regency
It's finally April! And we're getting in the home stretch for Pride & Prejudice!
In this episode:
- Your flirty little sister is off to see the world and you can't help but have a bad feeling about it.
- How embarrassing is it to run into the guy you turned down when you're touring his estate? Definitely don't want to send mixed messages.
- It's super confusing when the guy you rejected is not only being nice to you and your family, but is also super eager for her to meet HIS family.
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionsPride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1996 Quality Paperback Book Club)
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Maintaining the grounds of a landed British estate: Georgian gardening
Happy spring! We've made it to the halfway point with Pride & Prejudice (short episode though)!
In this episode:
- It's not a great feeling when you realize how little you know about yourself, let alone the people you interact with.
- How cringey do you feel when you finally see all the bad things your friend/old sort of crush is doing now that you know what they're really like?
- Do you keep your promise to not tell everyone about how awful your old friend really is, even when there is still a possibility others might be affected by the guy's behavior?
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionsPride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1996 Quality Paperback Book Club)
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Happy soon to be spring! We've finally hit a major point in Pride and Prejudice!
In this episode:
- It doesn't mean anything when your sworn enemy starts talking to you about sort of personal things, right?
- Turns out you were justified in your dislike of your sworn enemy when you find you that they deliberately went out of their way to ruin your sister's chance at true love.
- Oh, and your sworn enemy had secretly loved you all along and just proposed to you. Can your day get any worse?
Spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionsPride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1996 Quality Paperback Book Club)
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
We're getting closer to spring! Let's look at chapters 26-30 for Pride & Prejudice.
In this episode:
- Cheer your sister on for finally cutting fake friends from her life.
- How can you keep making excuses for a guy who did the same exact thing your bestie did, but you canceled your bestie when she did it?
- Fight to maintain boundaries with your host's nosy neighbor, who acts like the head of the local HOA.
- New visitors! One is a pretty chill and friendly guy....the other is your sworn enemy whom you thought was out of your life. Oh, and they're related? Great...
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionsPride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1996 Quality Paperback Book Club)
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Militia Officers in Austen's "Pride & Prejudice"
Army: British Army Pay, Per Diem (1800)
Short, Simple, and to the Point: Regency Weddings
"Coming Out" in Jane Austen's World
Sir Lewis de Bourgh
Guys, we need to talk about Lady Anne de Bourgh
It's a new month, and a new episode! Let's look at chapters 21-25 for Pride & Prejudice.
In this episode:
- Isn't it a bit sus when your sister's self-proclaimed bestie disappears suddenly and ends up miles away, claiming that her brother really wasn't that into her despite all evidence to the contrary?
- How can you be mad at your bestie for following through on what she has been talking about this whole time, especially when it comes to choosing a loveless marriage to save herself from being destitute?
- We all have that favorite relative. It's a shame they're not able to come visit very often.
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionsPride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1996 Quality Paperback Book Club)
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
It's the end of January, when did that happen??? Let's continue on with Pride & Prejudice chapters 16-20!
In this episode:
- How convenient that the hot new guy in the neighborhood has gossip that confirms your hatred for your sister's boyfriend's friend!
- Great, the party your sister's boyfriend threw sucked. Not only did you have to dance with a clingy guy who's way too obviously into you, you had to dance with your sworn enemy. AND your family decided to be on their worst behavior.
- Let's round out the terrible week by having that same clingy guy propose to you, expecting that you owe him for his paying attention to you.
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionsPride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1996 Quality Paperback Book Club)
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Regency Ballroom Etiquette
A Dance with Jane Austen by Susannah Fullerton
Regency Manor--The Help
Happy new year! Let's continue on with Pride & Prejudice chapters 11-15!
In this episode:
- Is it possible to be too proud, too vain, or both at the same time?
- Are people doomed to always have certain bad traits or can they learn to overcome them?
- Long lost distant relatives visiting with long-winded compliments that don't mean anything to you? Hope you have a good hiding place in the house to get away from them.
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionsPride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1996 Quality Paperback Book Club)
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Allusions to books and authors in Jane Austen's writings
Who Jane read, who read Jane: Austen's readers and favorite books
The Faith of Georgian England
The Clergy in Jane Austen's Time
Education at Oxford and Cambridge
University Classes, Regency Style
Anne de Bourgh Inherited Rosings Park
Jane Austen, Regency Circulating Libraries, and Enterprise
Hi everyone! We're finishing up this year by continuing to delve into the next segment of Pride & Prejudice!
In this episode:
- Is it better to chase after someone to lock them down before you even really know them or is it better to wait to see if you both click and not risk getting stuck with a mistake?
- Never doubt the depths of a sisterly bond.
- Who knew that getting into almost arguments would make you fall hard and fast for someone?
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionsPride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1996 Quality Paperback Book Club)
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Dancing at St. James'
Common Recovery
Was Jane Austen (Gasp!) Wrong About Entails?
Cheapside--Medieval London
Hi everyone! We're starting one of my favorite books ever: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen!
In this episode:
- Everyone knows that a rich man who is single most definitely wants a wife to complete his life.
- Never assume that a really nice guy will have friends who are EXACTLY the same as they are in terms of personality.
- If you're going to talk badly about someone, make sure they're not within earshot first.
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionsPride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics)
The Annotated Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1996 Quality Paperback Book Club)
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Morning Calls and Formal Visits: Socializing in the Regency Era
The Public Assembly
Education of Upper Class Women in Regency England
Bingley’s Four or Five Thousand, and Other Fortunes from the North
Social Classes in England, 1814
Hi everyone! We're finishing up with with Act 5 of Much Ado About Nothing!
In this episode:
- Is it really a good idea to go ahead with marrying a guy who has proven himself to be so volatile?
- Being hurt before can cause you to close up, but maybe you both have changed for the better to try again.
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Adaptations
Much Ado About Nothing 1993 film
Much Ado About Nothing 2005 (Shakespeare-Retold tv series)
Much Ado About Nothing 2011 (filmed at Wyndham’s Theater)
Nothing Much to Do 2014 web series: Main Playlist and the short "Tricking Ben"
Book EditionMuch Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Horary Astrology: Planets
Hi everyone! We're powering on through to the end of the year and on to Much Ado About Nothing Acts 3 and 4!
In this episode:
- It really is concerning that you keep believing the word of a guy who's known to cause trouble over the word of your fiancee.
- Don't beat around the bush when you've got something REALLY important to tell your boss, especially when it involves the happiness of the bride.
- Maybe there can be a second chance at love, it's just unfortunate that it can come under stressful circumstances.
- Women can show just as much passion as a man, especially when it comes to defending her family.
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionMuch Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Sources
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Hi everyone! Hope your Halloween was spooky fun!
We're getting back on track with Much Ado About Nothing Act 2!
In this episode:
- What does it say about you when you easily believe something a guy you don't really know tells you over the word of your friend who've you known for longer?
- You got to admit, shipping your friends is a fun way to pass the time.
- Who knew that only a little overheard gossip was enough to make you want to get married ASAP?
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionMuch Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Sources
The Measure
The Cinque Pace
"My Life Upon Her Faith": Love Relationships and Cuckoldry in Othello and Much Ado by Elizabeth Falconer
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Happy Halloween! Let's read a Halloween-feel book, "A Secret History of Witches" by Louisa Morgan!
In this episode:
- Can magic really solve your problems or does is just make everything worse?
- Does magic really help you come into your own power or turn you into the worst version of yourself?
- What you wanted may come about in ways you didn't expect or want.
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionA Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan
SourcesWicca
The Wheel of the Year
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Hi everyone! Today, I'm kicking off with another Shakespeare play and it's my absolute favorite one, Much Ado About Nothing.
In this episode:
- It's probably not a good idea to get into a conversation with your ex, you'll probably just end up in an argument.
- Letting your friend flirt with your crush on your behalf is also not a good idea.
- Maybe find something more constructive to do other than breaking up a couple as a way of venting your frustration of just being beaten by your half-brother in war.
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionMuch Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Hi everyone! For reals, I am talking about "The Essex Serpent" with a new guest, my friend Suzanne!
Possible triggers: not an explicit episode but mentions of attempted suicide.
In this episode:
- Is it possible for both science and faith in a higher power to coexist?
- Can you love two people at the same time equally and in different ways?
- The struggle in trying to break free from a long period of helplessness and control may end up hurting those around you and not just yourself.
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionThe Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
Sources
Colours and Their Meanings Around the World
Color Magic: 10 Creative Ways to Use Color in Witchcraft
Stella Maris — The Apostleship of the Sea from the University of Dayton
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Hi everyone! Again with pushing back a book in favor of another! Today is all about "The Midnight Library"!
Possible triggers: not an explicit episode but mentions of suicide.
In this episode:
- How can you tell how your life will turn out depending on the choices you make?
- If given the chance, would you swap out your current life for a new one in an alternate universe?
- Could you be happy in a brand new life or would you rather explore all the possibilities you could have taken?
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionThe Midnight Library by Matt Haig
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Hi everyone! So, I lied, I'm actually doing a different book today, but only because I got an upcoming guest for "The Essex Serpent".
Possible triggers: emotional abuse, controlling spouse
In this episode:
- It's difficult to break free of people-pleasing behaviors when you've been conditioned to please others to avoid being punished or unloved
- Sometimes doing what seems right ends up hurting others and yourself
- It's never too late to figure out who you really are
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionThe Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sources
The Psychological Cost of Never Saying No
What is Emotional Abuse?
20 Signs Your Partner is Controlling
Hi everyone! Let's jump on the nostalgia train and review Jurassic Park!
In this episode:
- Just because you have the means to do a specific something doesn't mean you should do it.
- AMITA or are people overreacting when my super dangerous cloned prehistoric creatures start going after them?
- When your consulting team and your own staff are raising concerns about your theme park, maybe you should listen.
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have a book recommendation? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com
Book EditionJurassic Park by Michael Crichton (Mass paperback)
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Film AdaptationJurassic Park (1993)
Edit: OMG reuploading for the 3rd time since for some reason, the audio kept duplicating different parts of itself and scattering it throughout the file.
Hi everyone! We are wrapping up Sense and Sensibility today!In this episode:
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Keeping your emotions to yourself without a healthy output takes a huge toll on your mental health. Let it out!
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Don't speak too soon when you say you'll never fall in love again and will be single forever, the future can hold some surprises for you.
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If your circumstances are dire, do your methods of getting ahead justify your goal?
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Is it better to control your emotions or to leave people in no doubt of what you're feeling?
As usual, spoilers abound!Do you have book recommendations? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com.
My Particular Copies
Sense and Sensibility (Bantam Classics) by Jane Austen. Purchased late 2000s.
Sense and Sensibility (Oxford World's Classics) by Jane Austen. Purchased 2020.
The Annotated Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. Annotated and edited by David M. Shapard. Purchased 2021.
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Film/Screen Adaptations
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Sense and Sensibility (2008)
From Prada to Nada (2011)
Elinor and Marianne Take Barton (2014)
Sources
The Georgian Clergy from Pen and Pension blog
Vicars, Curates & Church Livings from Random Bits of Fascination blog
Hi everyone! We are almost done with this book, let's keep trucking! Let's continue on with Sense & Sensibility chapters 41-45!
In this episode:
- It is not healthy to wander around at night dwelling on a guy who led you on and dumped you.
- Never take back that same guy who admitted that he dumped you for a rich girl while in the same breath says he still loves you.
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have book recommendations? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com.
My Particular Copies
Sense and Sensibility (Bantam Classics) by Jane Austen. Purchased late 2000s.
Sense and Sensibility (Oxford World's Classics) by Jane Austen. Purchased 2020.
The Annotated Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. Annotated and edited by David M. Shapard. Purchased 2021.
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
SourcesA Primer on Regency Era Doctors from the Kristen Koster-Regency Romance Author website/blog
Hi everyone! Hope you're staying inside and cool during this hot summer! Let's continue on with Sense & Sensibility chapters 36-40!
In this episode:
- If you want to keep something big that would potentially upset a lot of people a secret, never tell someone whom you know to be a blabbermouth.
- Don't bottle up your feelings, it just gives you too much unnecessary stress on you.
- It sucks when a friend thinks they're helping by providing a solution, but it just makes everything worse for you.
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have book recommendations? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com.
My Particular Copies
Sense and Sensibility (Bantam Classics) by Jane Austen. Purchased late 2000s.
Sense and Sensibility (Oxford World's Classics) by Jane Austen. Purchased 2020.
The Annotated Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. Annotated and edited by David M. Shapard. Purchased 2021.
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
SourcesPublic Schools in Jane Austen's Day from the Random Bits of Fascination blog
Updated and re-uploaded 6/9/21: Because I apparently can't remember we're in a new month.
Also, I meant to say at 46:30 that it's Mrs. Ferrars who doesn't like Elinor, not Mrs. Dashwood.
Hi everyone! Let's continue on with Sense & Sensibility chapters 31-35!
In this episode:
- That quiet guy in your friend group really did go through some stuff when he was younger.
- Always get to know a potential boyfriend before committing, there may some some nasty things he doesn't want you to know about.
- Meeting your almost boyfriend's family can sometimes make you wonder how did he turn out to be so nice when his family is so awful.
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have book recommendations? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com.
My Particular Copies
Sense and Sensibility (Bantam Classics) by Jane Austen. Purchased late 2000s.
Sense and Sensibility (Oxford World's Classics) by Jane Austen. Purchased 2020.
The Annotated Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. Annotated and edited by David M. Shapard. Purchased 2021.
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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SourcesJane Austen, the Second Anglo-Mysore War, and Colonel Brandon’s Forcible Circumcision: A Rereading of Sense and SensibilityA Regency History guide to dukes, marquesses and other titles
Divorce, Regency style
Hi everyone! Let's continue on with Sense & Sensibility chapters 26-30!
In this episode:
- Reconsider getting new friends when your current friends spread gossip that makes it out to the nation's capital.
- If you're going to break up with someone, don't do it in the middle of a crowded room, that's just cruel.
- Don't assume a guy is into you by actions alone. Get both actions AND words so you can avoid a huge misunderstanding.
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have book recommendations? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com.
My Particular Copies
Sense and Sensibility (Bantam Classics) by Jane Austen. Purchased late 2000s.
Sense and Sensibility (Oxford World's Classics) by Jane Austen. Purchased 2020.
The Annotated Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. Annotated and edited by David M. Shapard. Purchased 2021.
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Hi everyone! Let's continue on with Sense & Sensibility chapters 16-20!
In this episode:
- Isn't it a bit sus when random people claim to be related to you?
- Here comes another girl on her way to steal your man! But she actually HAD stolen your man ages before you met your man.
- Road trip to reunite with the boyfriend? Sign Marianne up!
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have book recommendations? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com.
My Particular Copies
Sense and Sensibility (Bantam Classics) by Jane Austen. Purchased late 2000s.
Sense and Sensibility (Oxford World's Classics) by Jane Austen. Purchased 2020.
SourcesLucy Steele's Legal Situation
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Hi everyone! Let's continue on with Sense & Sensibility chapters 16-20!
In this episode:
- Having a mopey house guest makes it really hard and awkward to entertain.
- If you see that your crush has somehow gotten a piece of your hair to hold on to but you don't remember letting them take a piece, it's pretty creepy.
- You can never rest after seeing off one guest, now you have to get ready for the next guest whether you like it or not.
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have book recommendations? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com.
My Particular Copies
Sense and Sensibility (Bantam Classics) by Jane Austen. Purchased late 2000s.
Sense and Sensibility (Oxford World's Classics) by Jane Austen. Purchased 2020.
Sources
Mrs. Jennings and “The Comfortable Estate of Widowhood,” or The Benefits of Being a Widow with a Handsome Jointure by Jackie Mijares.
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Hi everyone! Hope you're enjoying springtime! Let's continue on with Sense & Sensibility chapters 11-15!
In this episode:
- Sometimes a nosy neighbor is annoying, but sometimes they can be useful and give you interesting information.
- AITA for going out of my way to pre-arrange a reason to get out of a party even though I was the one who organized the party?
- Comforting a relative after a breakup is never easy, even more so when you don't even know if they were engaged or not.
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have book recommendations? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com.
My Particular Copies
Sense and Sensibility (Bantam Classics) by Jane Austen. Purchased late 2000s.
Sense and Sensibility (Oxford World's Classics) by Jane Austen. Purchased 2020.
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Hi everyone! We made it to the end of March! Let's continue on with Sense & Sensibility chapters 6-10!
In this episode:
- How much can you take before blowing up at the nosy neighbor's attempts at matching you up with the first available person who steps into the room?
- Using the Law of Attraction can help you manifest a lot of things, especially a new boyfriend.
- Is it ok to have practically everything in common with your new partner or would you find that too annoying?
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have book recommendations? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com.
My Particular Copies
Sense and Sensibility (Bantam Classics) by Jane Austen. Purchased late 2000s.
Sense and Sensibility (Oxford World's Classics) by Jane Austen. Purchased 2020.
SourcesDefinition of vulgarityRegency mourning rules
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Happy spring everyone! I'll be starting on Sense and Sensibility, written by one of my favorite authors, Jane Austen!
In this episode:
Do you really think you're great at making important decisions or is that just your spouse manipulating you in the background?
It's pretty uncomfortable when your in-laws start to take inventory of your stuff when you haven't even moved out of the house yet.
Don't be confused by your sister's calm attitude towards a potential boyfriend; just because she's not swooning all over the furniture doesn't mean she doesn't feel anything for the guy.
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have book recommendations? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com.
My Particular Copies
Sense and Sensibility (Bantam Classics) by Jane Austen. Purchased late 2000s.
Sense and Sensibility (Oxford World's Classics) by Jane Austen. Purchased 2020.
Sources
Knight, C.J. (2017, September 23). The adoption that changed Jane Austen's life, and mine. Austen Heritage.
Definition of Sensibility
Sentimentalism (literature)
U.K. Inflation Calculator
Google Currency Converter
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Listener Warning: This episode discusses the topics of violence, sexual content, suicide, and foul language.
Hi everyone! Today I'm talking The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger with my first guest, Allen Callaci!
In this episode:
Teenage years are a scary time, especially when a bunch of new concepts are bombarding you at every turn.
Can you really protect the innocence of children or is it just a lost cause?
As usual, spoilers abound!
Do you have book recommendations? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com.
My Particular Copy
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Interested in Allen's book?Heart Like a Starfish by Allen Callaci
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Hi everyone! We're finishing up Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare!
In this episode:
It should concern you when you are down to marry someone you've never met before.
It should also concern you when you are easily able to dump the one person you claimed to love forever for a new person.
Finally, is this ending really a happy ending when three people don't get closure, especially when one of those three has the potential to come back as a villain in a sequel?
As always, spoilers!
Got book recommendations for me? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com!
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Grab The Folger Shakespeare Library Twelfth Night or the Shakespeare Made Easy Twelfth Night for Shakespeare's language in today's "translation".
Adaptations:
Twelfth Night (1996)
She's the Man (2006)
Twelfth Night (2012)
Twelfth Night (2017)
Hi everyone! We're continuing with Act 3 of Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare!
In this episode:
If you're ready to leave the party, don't let your friend persuade you to stay. Chances are that you will wish that you HAD left.
Maybe you should let your employees go immediately when they start to act out of line, especially when they try to flirt with you.
If someone insists that you are actually someone else, you should look into it instead of shrugging it off.
As always, spoilers!
Got book recommendations for me? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com!
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Grab The Folger Shakespeare Library Twelfth Night or the Shakespeare Made Easy Twelfth Night for Shakespeare's language in today's "translation".
Hi everyone! We're continuing with Act 2 of Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare!
In this episode:
Dating advice: Hint that you like your crush by saying you like someone who looks EXACTLY like them. They'll get the hint.
Please don't go on and on about your intense love in front of your friends who are secretly crushing on you, I guarantee you they are secretly wilting inside.
Also, people WILL NOT like you if you take joy in ruining their fun, you will end up getting a lesson in hubris. Whether or not you learn the lesson is up to you.
As always, spoilers!
Got book recommendations for me? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com!
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Grab The Folger Shakespeare Library Twelfth Night or the Shakespeare Made Easy Twelfth Night for Shakespeare's language in today's "translation".
SourcesThe Steward in Matters Domestical. From Life in Elizabethan England A Compendium of Common Knowledge
Puritans from Tutor2u
Linthicum, M. (1927). Malvolio's Cross-Gartered Yellow Stockings. Modern Philology, 25(1), 87-93.
Happy new year, everyone!
Since we're in January, we'll kicking off the new year with "Twelfth Night", one of the comedies by William Shakespeare.
How can anyone de-tangle complicated love triangles, especially when one person in the triangle can't even be who they really are? Why do certain characters make me think of 80's love declarations? And who knew that eating way too much meat can mess with your memory? Spoilers abound!
Got book recommendations for me? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com!
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Grab The Folger Shakespeare Library Twelfth Night or the Shakespeare Made Easy Twelfth Night for Shakespeare's language in today's "translation".
SourcesGreat Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts. (18701999). Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts. London: [H.M.S.O.].
Twelfth Night -- The Collation Blog
Twelfth Night, or What You Will--Master of the Ceremonies Blog
The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre: Elizabethan Women
Summerskill W. H. (1978). Aguecheek's disease. Gut, 19(6), 468–469. https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.19.6.468
Happy holidays!
In keeping with the holiday season, I'll be talking about the only seasonal story in the Sherlock Holmes short stories: "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Learn how horribly wrong a jewel theft can go, and wonder with me if lost-and-found rewards actually make it to the people who find the stolen items. Spoilers abound!
Do you have book recommendations? Email me at theeclecticbookreader@gmail.com.
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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My Particular Copy
The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, illustrations by Sidney Edward Paget
Adaptations
Peter Cushing & Nigel Stock (1968). Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
Jeremy Brett & David Burke (1984). The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
Sources
Sherlockian.net
The Victorian Web The History of Phrenology (John van Wyhe, History & Philosophy of Science, Cambridge University)
Baker Street Wiki
Victorian Crime & Punishment
Hello, fellow readers! Before we get started on talking about specific books, I just want to introduce myself on who I am as a reader, what book genres I like, and tell you what to expect from this podcast.
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Just a bit of what to expect when you listen to The Eclectic Book Reader.
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Music: "Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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