On the Road with Penguin Classics

On the Road with Penguin Classics

By Penguin Random House UK

On the Road with Penguin Classics is a podcast that takes a stroll around the world's favourite books. In each episode, author and editor Henry Eliot travels to a different literary location to explore a brilliant book in the company of a remarkable reader.

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Episodes

William Blake's poetry with Philip Pullman

William Blake’s poetry and prose. We visit Sir Philip at home to discuss the poet who has ‘inspired and intoxicated’ him for the last sixty years. In Philip’s book-lined sitting room we discuss Blake’s most loved works: his Songs of Innocence and of Experience, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell and Auguries of Innocence. Pullman has written frequently about Blake and previously served as President of the William Blake Society. Blake’s Selected Poems (Penguin Classics edition)https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/33866/selected-poems-blake-by-william-blake-ed-professor-g-e-bentley-series-editor--christopher-ricks/9780140424461https://apple.co/48HX8yM Naxos Audiobooks edition of Blake’s poetry, read by Robert Glenister, Michael Maloney and Stephen Critchlowhttps://naxosaudiobooks.com/blake-william-selections/https://apple.co/3tRg676 Sir Philip Pullmanhttps://www.philip-pullman.com/ Daemon Voices by Philip Pullmanhttps://www.davidficklingbooks.com/shop/ItemDetails.php?pubID=190https://apple.co/4aVkHpC Audiobook edition of Daemon Voiceshttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/309349/daemon-voices-by-pullman-philip/9780241372906https://apple.co/47NE6Gl The Blake Societyhttps://blakesociety.org/ Presenter – Henry Eliot: https://www.henryeliot.co.uk/Producer – Andrea Rangecroft: https://www.andrearangecroft.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01/02/2456m 16s

Giovanni’s Room with Caryl Phillips

James Baldwin in Paris. On the rain-soaked boulevards, the novelist Caryl Phillips discusses Baldwin's exquisite same-sex love story, drinking in the Cafe de Flore and exploring Saint Germain des Prés. Phillips, who knew James Baldwin, wrote the introduction to the Penguin Modern Classics edition of Giovanni’s Room and an unfilmed screenplay of the novel for Merchant Ivory productions.2024 marks 100 years since Baldwin was born Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin (Penguin Modern Classics edition)https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/57368/giovannis-room-by-james-baldwin-introduction-by-caryl-phillips/9780141186351https://apple.co/3HnscrzPenguin Audio edition of Giovanni’s Room – available June 6th 2024https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/56260/giovannis-room-by-baldwin-james/9781802067224Calliope Author Readings – James Baldwinhttp://calliopeauthorreadings.com/james-baldwin/https://apple.co/4aTk0go Caryl Phillipshttps://www.carylphillips.com/ The European Tribe by Caryl Phillipshttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/130570/the-european-tribe-by-caryl-phillips/ Presenter – Henry Eliot: https://www.henryeliot.co.uk/Producer – Andrea Rangecroft: https://www.andrearangecroft.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
25/01/241h 11m

John Donne's poetry with Katherine Rundell

John Donne’s poetry and prose in London. The scholar and children’s author Katherine Rundell traces the life and paradoxical career of John Donne from the street where he was born, through the palaces and colleges where he worked to the cathedral where he preached and now lies buried. In 2022 Rundell won the Baillie-Gifford Prize for her biography of Donne, Super-Infinite.Donne's prose masterpiece Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions was published 400 years ago in January 1624. Donne’s Selected Poems (Penguin Classics edition)https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/33860/selected-poems-donne-by-john-donne-ed-professor-ilona-bell-series-editor--christopher-ricks/9780140424409https://apple.co/48S5406 Donne’s Selected Prose (Penguin Classics edition)https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/34100/selected-prose-by-donne-john/9780141396712https://apple.co/47NE1m1 Naxos audiobook edition of Donne’s poetry, read by Geoffrey Whitehead and Will Keenhttps://naxosaudiobooks.com/john-donne-selections/https://apple.co/3vHDpk8 Katherine Rundellhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Rundellhttps://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/author/katherine-rundell/ Super-Infinite by Katherine Rundell (Faber)https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571345922-super-infinite/https://apple.co/47DGDCx Audiobook edition of Super-Infinitehttps://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571378258-super-infinite/https://apple.co/3TSyR4I Lincoln’s Innhttps://www.lincolnsinn.org.uk/ St Dunstan in the Westhttps://www.stdunstaninthewest.org/ St Paul’s Cathedralhttps://www.stpauls.co.uk/ Presenter – Henry Eliot: https://www.henryeliot.co.uk/Producer – Andrea Rangecroft: https://www.andrearangecroft.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
18/01/241h 19m

We Have Always Lived in the Castle with Ruth Franklin

Shirley Jackson in North Bennington, Vermont. Award-winning biographer Ruth Franklin visits the small village of North Bennington, where Jackson lived for twenty years. We stand in the square where Jackson imagined 'The Lottery' and conjure the ghost of Merricat Blackwood as she collects her sinister groceries in Jackson’s last and greatest novel, We Have Always Lived in the Castle. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (Penguin Modern Classics edition)https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/133431/we-have-always-lived-in-the-castle-by-jackson-shirley/9780141191454Blackstone Publishing audiobook edition of We Have Always Lived in the Castle, read by Bernadette Dunnehttps://www.blackstonelibrary.com/we-have-always-lived-in-the-castle?sp=15364 The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson (Penguin Modern Classics edition)https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/133428/the-lottery-and-other-stories-by-jackson-shirley/9780141191430Penguin Audio edition of The Lottery and Other Stories, read by Francine Brodyhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/133428/the-lottery-and-other-stories-by-jackson-shirley/9780141994871 Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson (Penguin Modern Classics edition)https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/312885/life-among-the-savages-by-jackson-shirley/9780241387801Penguin Audio edition of Life Among the Savages, read by Kate Handfordhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/312885/life-among-the-savages-by-jackson-shirley/9780141994901  Ruth Franklinhttps://ruthfranklin.substack.com/ Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklinhttps://wwnorton.com/books/Shirley-Jackson-A-Rather-Haunted-Life/ The Moonscones Micro-Bakeryhttp://www.moonscones.com/Powers Markethttps://powersmarket.com/ The John G McCullough Free Libraryhttps://mcculloughlibrary.org/ Presenter – Henry Eliot: https://www.henryeliot.co.uk/Producer – Andrea Rangecroft: https://www.andrearangecroft.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11/01/241h 15m

Angela Carter's Fairy Tales with Marina Warner

Angela Carter’s Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault. In Dame Marina Warner's magical home in North London, the historian and mythographer discusses Perrault's Tales of Mother Goose and their English translation by Angela Carter, as well as Carter’s own Bloody Chamber and Other Stories. Our wide-ranging conversation covers Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Bluebeard and Little Red Riding Hood, as well as many other fairy tales. The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault by Angela Carter (Penguin Modern Classics edition)https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/57621/the-fairy-tales-of-charles-perrault-by-angela-carter-intro--jack-zipes/9780141189956 Dame Marina Warnerhttps://www.marinawarner.com/ Once Upon a Time by Marina Warnerhttps://global.oup.com/ukhe/product/once-upon-a-time-9780198779858https://apple.co/3TGDZJb From the Beast to the Blonde by Marina Warnerhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/358658/from-the-beast-to-the-blonde-by-marina-warner/9781409028635https://apple.co/48xHQfy The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carterhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/359636/the-bloody-chamber-and-other-stories-by-angela-carter/9780099588115https://apple.co/3H1huqG Audible edition of The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories, read by Richard Armitage and Emilia Foxhttps://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Bloody-Chamber-Audiobook/B07B5C8MMKhttps://apple.co/3tMYcSO Presenter – Henry Eliot: https://www.henryeliot.co.uk/Producer – Andrea Rangecroft: https://www.andrearangecroft.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
04/01/241h 12m

A Christmas Carol with Simon Callow – Christmas Special 2023

Charles Dickens in London. For this festive Christmas Special, the actor and author Simon Callow joins Henry to summon the ghost of Ebeneezer Scrooge and follow him around the City of London, starting at Cornhill, taking in Leadenhall Market and meeting all three Spirits of Christmas. A Christmas Carol, Dickens’s best loved novel, was published on 19 December 1843, 180 years ago this year. Penguin Classics edition of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickenshttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/34585/a-christmas-carol-and-other-christmas-writings-by-charles-dickens-intro-michael-slater/9780140439052https://apple.co/3Te9UQQ Penguin Audio edition of A Christmas Carol, read by Theo Ogundipehttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/34585/a-christmas-carol-and-other-christmas-writings-by-dickens-charles/9780241455326https://apple.co/46OVnhC Simon Callowhttps://simoncallow.com/ Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World by Simon Callowhttps://harpercollins.co.uk/products/charles-dickens-and-the-great-theatre-of-the-world-simon-callow Simon’s solo version of A Christmas Carol (BBC)https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001kwg The Counting Househttps://www.the-counting-house.com/ The Royal Exchangehttps://www.theroyalexchange.co.uk/ The George and Vulturehttps://george-and-vulture.co.uk/ Presenter – Henry Eliot: https://www.henryeliot.co.uk/Producer – Andrea Rangecroft: https://www.andrearangecroft.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21/12/231h 12m

A Clockwork Orange with Jeff Noon and Andrew Biswell

Anthony Burgess in East Sussex. On the 30th anniversary of Burgess’s death, the science fiction author Jeff Noon and the biographer Andrew Biswell travel East Sussex with Henry, visiting the rented flat where Burgess began writing A Clockwork Orange, O my brothers, and the quiet village where he finished it, taking in a pub, a prison, ultra violence, nadsat, brainwashing and Beethoven.Penguin Classics ‘Restored Edition’ of A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, edited by Andrew Biswellhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/182137/a-clockwork-orange-by-burgess-anthony/9780141197531https://apple.co/41d2sHC Penguin Audio edition of A Clockwork Orange, read by Tom Hollanderhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/384903/a-clockwork-orange-by-anthony-burgess/9781407058542https://apple.co/3Te9HNy Jeff Noonhttp://jeffnoon.weebly.com/ Vurt by Jeff Noon (30th anniversary edition)https://angryrobotbooks.com/books/vurt/ Andrew Biswellhttps://www.mmu.ac.uk/staff/profile/professor-andrew-biswell The International Anthony Burgess Foundationhttps://www.anthonyburgess.org/ The Real Life of Anthony Burgess by Andrew Biswellhttps://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/andrew-biswell/the-real-life-of-anthony-burgess/9780330481717 Christopher Hawtreehttp://www.christopherhawtree.com/ The Neptune Innhttps://theneptunelivemusicbar.co.uk/ Presenter – Henry Eliot: https://www.henryeliot.co.uk/Producer – Andrea Rangecroft: https://www.andrearangecroft.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
14/12/231h 17m

Farewell, My Lovely with Dick Lochte

Raymond Chandler in Santa Monica. As well as The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye, we discuss Farewell, My Lovely, Chandler’s favourite of his own novels, as we walk the noir streets of ‘Bay City’ – or Santa Monica in Southern California – retracing Philip Marlowe's footsteps from City Hall to Santa Monica Pier, and chatting about Dick's hard-boiled and hilarious Chandler tribute, Sleeping Dog. Penguin Classics omnibus edition of The Big Sleep, Farewell, My Lovely and The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandlerhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/57024/the-big-sleep-and-other-novels-by-raymond-chandler/9780141182612https://apple.co/3uH9E2J Penguin Audio edition of Farewell, My Lovely, read by Scott Brickhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/11358/farewell-my-lovely-by-chandler-raymond/9780241989418https://apple.co/3NatWrM Dick Lochtehttps://www.fantasticfiction.com/l/dick-lochte/ Penguin Crime Classics edition of Sleeping Dog by Dick Lochtehttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/458455/sleeping-dog-by-lochte-dick/9780241656921https://apple.co/3sV2583 Penguin Audio edition of Sleeping Dog, read by Robert G. Slade and Daniela Vanascohttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/458455/sleeping-dog-by-lochte-dick/9780241671726https://apple.co/47B39g9 Santa Monica City Hallhttps://www.santamonica.gov/places/city-facilities/santa-monica-city-hall The Georgianhttps://www.thegeorgian.com/ Santa Monica Pierhttps://www.santamonicapier.org/ Raymond Chandler Mystery Map of Los Angeleshttps://apps.lib.umich.edu/online-exhibits/exhibits/show/litmaps/item/4934?exhibit=130&page=1028 Presenter – Henry Eliot: https://www.henryeliot.co.uk/Producer – Andrea Rangecroft: https://www.andrearangecroft.co.uk/Producer – Megan Tan: https://www.megantan.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
07/12/231h 4m

Frankenstein with Anil Seth and Fiona Sampson

Mary Shelley in Bath. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin finished writing Frankenstein while lodging in Bath and attending lectures on electricity and galvanism. We visit the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution and the recently opened Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein with the neuroscientist Anil Seth (author of Being You) and the poet and biographer Fiona Sampson (In Search of Mary Shelley), discussing Romantic literature, early nineteenth-century science and the mystery of consciousness. Penguin Classics edition of Frankenstein by Mary Shelleyhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/55587/frankenstein-by-mary-shelley-ed-maurice-hindle/9780141439471https://apple.co/47HB0DU Penguin audiobook edition of Frankenstein, read by Peter Noble and Colin Salmonhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/55587/frankenstein-by-shelley-mary/9780241422625https://apple.co/3us6tvv Anil Sethhttps://www.anilseth.com/ Being You by Anil Seth (Faber)https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571337729-being-you/https://apple.co/40QlhQQAudiobook: https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571360550-being-you/https://apple.co/46t21tQ Fiona Sampsonhttps://twitter.com/FionaRSampson In Search of Mary Shelley by Fiona Sampson (Profile)https://profilebooks.com/work/in-search-of-mary-shelley-the-girl-who-wrote-frankenstein/https://apple.co/49T6f0AAudiobook: https://www.wfhowes.co.uk/title-details/9781528851244https://apple.co/46t274G Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institutionhttps://www.brlsi.org/ Mary Shelley’s House of Frankensteinhttps://www.houseoffrankenstein.com/ St Mary’s Churchyardhttps://www.stmaryschurchyard.com/ Presenter – Henry Eliot: https://www.henryeliot.co.uk/Producer – Andrea Rangecroft: https://www.andrearangecroft.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30/11/231h 14m

Pride and Prejudice with Monica Ali

Jane Austen in Chawton. The novelist Monica Ali joins Henry to visit Jane Austen’s House in Chawton, Hampshire, where Austen wrote all of her novels – as well as nearby Chawton House, once owned by Austen’s brother Edward and now home to the Centre for the Study of Early Women’s Writing. Penguin Classics edition of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austenhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/55905/pride-and-prejudice-by-austen-jane/9780141439518https://apple.co/3MNDOaq Penguin Audio edition of Pride and Prejudice, read by Indira Varmahttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/55905/pride-and-prejudice-by-austen-jane/9780241455265https://apple.co/3sFgFQY Monica Alihttps://www.monicaali.com/ Love Marriage by Monica Alihttps://www.virago.co.uk/titles/monica-ali/love-marriage/9780349015507/https://apple.co/3usPBVi Penguin audiobook edition of Love Marriage, read by Ayesha Dharkerhttps://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/monica-ali/love-marriage/9781405550291/https://apple.co/47dHaMc Jane Austen’s Househttps://janeaustens.house/ Chawton Househttps://chawtonhouse.org/ Presenter – Henry Eliot: https://www.henryeliot.co.uk/Producer – Andrea Rangecroft: https://www.andrearangecroft.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
23/11/231h 15m

The Haunting of Hill House with Ruth Franklin – Halloween Special 2023

Shirley Jackson in Bennington, Vermont. For this spooky Halloween special, award-winning biographer Ruth Franklin joins Henry to haunt the eery corridors of the derelict Everett Mansion, the house that may well have inspired the greatest ghost story ever written, The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. Penguin Modern Classics edition of The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jacksonhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/133430/the-haunting-of-hill-house-by-jackson-shirley/9780141191447https://apple.co/45OjA79 Blackstone Publishing audiobook edition of The Haunting of Hill House, read by Bernadette Dunnehttps://www.blackstonelibrary.com/the-haunting-of-hill-house?sp=17673https://apple.co/46I1m8K Ruth Franklinhttp://ruthfranklin.substack.com/Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklinhttps://wwnorton.com/books/Shirley-Jackson-A-Rather-Haunted-Life/https://apple.co/475esgb Blackstone Publishing audiobook edition of Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life, read by Bernadette Dunnehttps://www.blackstonelibrary.com/shirley-jackson?sp=67707https://apple.co/40fy133 Edward H. Everetthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Hamlin_Everett The Everett Mansionhttps://svclookingglass.com/4321/entertainment/the-ghosts-of-everett-mansion/Ghost Hunters Series 10 Episode 10https://www.syfy.com/ghost-hunters/photos/darker-learning-season-10-episode-10Southern Vermont Healthcare Realtyhttps://svhealthcare.org/news/svhc-introduces-real-estate-developer-for-former-college-campus Alfred Weissman Real Estatehttps://www.awre.net/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWaZDC4nyjoHenry Eliot: https://www.henryeliot.co.uk/Andrea Rangecroft: https://www.andrearangecroft.co.uk/Lucy Little: https://www.lucyalittle.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
31/10/2345m 54s

Season 4 Trailer

On the Road with Penguin Classics is the literary podcast that takes a stroll around the world's favourite books. In each episode, author Henry Eliot travels to a different location to discuss a great work of literature with a different guest.In series four, Henry's guests include Monica Ali, Katherine Rundell, Simon Callow, Marina Warner, Caryl Phillips, Anil Seth and Philip Pullman. They discuss the love stories of Jane Austen and James Baldwin, the fantasies of Charles Dickens and Angela Carter, the thrillers of Raymond Chandler and Anthony Burgess, the horrors of Mary Shelley and Shirley Jackson and the poetry of John Donne and William Blake. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26/10/231m 45s

Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists – Christmas Special 2022

In this bonus episode, Henry introduces Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists, the perfect stocking-filler for book-lovers.Who had birds called Death, Wigs and Spinach? How do you spell the noise of a door slamming? Whose working title was The Chronic Argonauts?In this eclectic gallimaufry, Henry showcases some of his favourite literary lists: we witness the tragic ends of the Ancient Greek tragedians, learn the name of George Orwell's pet cockerel and rummage through Joan Didion's travelling bag; we consider the history of literary fart jokes, orbit the Shakespearean moons of Uranus and meet several pigs with wings. From the sublime to the ridiculous – and everything in between ­– Eliot's lists, recommendations and nuggets of trivia will delight, inspire and surprise anyone who loves reading.https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/448329/eliots-book-of-bookish-lists-by-eliot-henry/9780241562727 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01/12/2221m 47s

The Pilgrim’s Progress with Rachel Joyce

John Bunyan in Bedfordshire. The novelist Rachel Joyce joins Henry as they follow in the footsteps of Bunyan’s pilgrim Christian, as he walks from Bedford, or the City of Destruction, to London, the Celestial City. Along the way they visit the Slough of Despond (Elstow), the Palace Beautiful (Houghton House) and Vanity Fair (Ampthill). They start at the Bunyan Meeting House, where they meet John Pestell, and finish at Bunyan’s resting place, Bunhill Fields. 2022 marks the 350th anniversary of the Bunyan Meeting House on its current site. The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan (Penguin Classics)https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/60345/the-pilgrims-progress-by-john-bunyan-ed-dr-roger-pooley/9780141439716https://apple.co/3rtwupL The Pilgrim’s Progress, read by David Shaw-Parker (Naxos Audiobook)https://naxosaudiobooks.com/pilgrim-s-progress-the-unabridged/https://apple.co/3dJ7Lu6 Rachel Joycehttps://www.rachel-joyce.co.uk/ The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joycehttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/413693/the-unlikely-pilgrimage-of-harold-fry-by-joyce-rachel/9780552778091https://apple.co/3BPScJe The Love Song of Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joycehttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/420794/the-love-song-of-miss-queenie-hennessy-by-joyce-rachel/9781784160302https://apple.co/3BKnW2p Maureen and the Angel of the North by Rachel Joycehttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/448497/maureen-fry-and-the-angel-of-the-north-by-joyce-rachel/9780857529008https://apple.co/3CcaGF2 Travel with John Bunyan by John Pestellhttps://www.dayone.co.uk/products/travel-with-john-bunyan John Bunyan Meeting House and Museumhttps://www.bunyanmeeting.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
03/11/221h 7m

Season of Migration to the North with Leila Aboulela

Tayeb Salih in London. The novelist Leila Aboulela meets Henry in London to discuss Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to the North, which was voted the most important Arab novel of the 20th century by the Arab Literary Academy in Damascus. The novel is set in both a small village in northern Sudan and various locations in London, the city that Tayeb Salih made his home. Leila and Henry visit Victoria Station, Speaker’s Corner, the London Central Mosque, the Old Bailey and Cleopatra’s Needle. Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih (Penguin Modern Classics)https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/57444/season-of-migration-to-the-north-by-tayeb-salih-trans-denys-johnson-davies/9780141187204 Leila Aboulelahttp://www.leila-aboulela.com/ The Translator by Leila Aboulelahttps://birlinn.co.uk/product/the-translator/https://apple.co/3UGl6Uy The Minaret by Leila Aboulelahttps://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/minaret-9780747579427/https://apple.co/3xSuwTq London Central Mosquehttps://www.iccuk.org/ The Old Baileyhttps://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/about-us/law-historic-governance/central-criminal-court The Wedding of Zein by Tayeb Salih (NYRB Classics)https://www.nyrb.com/collections/tayeb-salih/products/the-wedding-of-zein Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
27/10/221h 12m

The Book of Disquiet with Richard Zenith

Fernando Pessoa in Lisbon. The translator and biographer Richard Zenith meets Henry in Lisbon to sift the fragments of Fernando Pessoa’s extraordinary ‘non-book’, The Book of Disquiet. They visit the cafes where Pessoa liked to drink, they meet Clara Riso, director of the Casa Fernando Pessoa, and they walk from the hills of Lisbon to the edge of the River Tagus. 2022 is the 40th anniversary of the first, posthumous publication of The Book of Disquiet. The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa, trans. Richard Zenith (Penguin Modern Classics edition)https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/57066/the-book-of-disquiet-by-fernando-pessoatransrichard-zenith/9780241200131https://apple.co/3SjNQRq The Book of Disquiet, trans. Richard Zenith, read by Adam Sims (Naxos Audiobook)https://naxosaudiobooks.com/book-of-disquiet-the-unabridged/https://apple.co/3dIY9iY Pessoa’s poems, A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe, trans. Richard Zenith (Penguin Classics edition)https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/62448/a-little-larger-than-the-entire-universe-by-fernando-pessoa-trans-richard-zenith/9780143039556 Fernando & Co.: Selected Poems, trans. Richard Zenithhttps://groveatlantic.com/book/fernando-pessoa-co/ Pessoa: An Experimental Life by Richard Zenithhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/445182/pessoa-by-zenith-richard/9780141998299https://apple.co/3raTI3F Casa Fernando Pessoahttps://www.casafernandopessoa.pt/en/cfp Café a Brasileirahttps://www.abrasileira.pt/?lang=en Café Martinho da Arcadahttps://martinhodaarcada.pt/ Livraria Bertrand, the oldest bookshop in the worldhttps://www.bertrand.pt/livrarias/livraria-bertrand-chiado/900 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
20/10/221h 8m

Maurice with Diarmuid Hester

E. M. Forster in Cambridge. The cultural historian Diarmuid Hester joins Henry to explore the streets and colleges of Cambridge before escaping to the greenwood to discuss Maurice by E. M. Forster, his novel of same-sex love that remained unpublished throughout his lifetime. Diarmuid and Henry visit King’s College, where Forster lived both as an undergraduate and an honorary fellow and they visit Madingley Hall and Madingley Dell. 2021 was the 50th anniversary of the first, posthumous publication of Maurice in 1971. Maurice by E. M. Forster (Penguin Classics edition)https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/60370/maurice-by-ed--steven-d-levitt-em-forster/9780141441139 Maurice by E. M. Forster, read by Ben Whishaw (Audible audiobook)https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Maurice-Audiobook/B08CVRKWYHhttps://apple.co/3LNOqEF Diarmuid Hesterhttps://www.diarmuidhester.com/ Nothing Ever Just Disappears by Diarmuid Hesterhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/445054/nothing-ever-just-disappears-by-hester-diarmuid/9780241528457https://apple.co/3RgFU20 King’s College Archivehttps://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/archive-centre/e-m-forster-and-king-s Madingley Hallhttps://www.madingleyhall.co.uk/ Adrian Barlow’s article about Madingley Dellhttp://adrianbarlowsblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-threat-to-madingley-dell.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
13/10/221h 10m

The Hearing Trumpet with Joanna Moorhead

Leonora Carrington in the Ardèche. The journalist and biographer Joanna Moorhead joins Henry in the south of France to discuss her cousin, the surrealist artist and writer Leonora Carrington. They trace Carrington’s life story to Saint-Martin-d’Ardèche, where she lived with the artist Max Ernst, and discuss her spectacular feminist, eco-apocalypse novel The Hearing Trumpet. Penguin Modern Classics edition of The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carringtonhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/57481/the-hearing-trumpet-by-leonora-carrington-intro--ali-smith/9780141187990 Naxos audiobook of The Hearing Trumpet, read by Siân Phillipshttps://naxosaudiobooks.com/hearing-trumpet-the-unabridged/https://apple.co/3dOYfpp Joanna Moorheadhttp://www.joannamoorhead.org/ The Surreal Life of Leonora Carrington by Joanna Moorheadhttps://www.virago.co.uk/titles/joanna-moorhead/the-surreal-life-of-leonora-carrington/9780349008776/https://apple.co/3SCdDUU Leonora Carrington at the Tatehttps://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/leonora-carrington-7615 Leonora Carrington at the Arken Museum of Modern Art, Copenhagenhttps://uk.arken.dk/udstilling/leonora-carrington/ Leonora Carrington at the Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico Cityhttps://mam.inba.gob.mx/leonora-carrington-cuentos-magicos Saint-Martin-d’Ardèchehttps://www.france-voyage.com/cities-towns/saint-martin-d-ardeche-29317.htm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
06/10/221h 14m

Confessions of an English Opium Eater with Will Self

Thomas de Quincey & William S. Burroughs in Soho. The novelist Will Self joins Henry in London to explore the opium dreams and heroin nightmares of Thomas de Quincey’s Confessions of an English Opium Eater and William S. Burrough’s Junky. They walk from Oxford Street to Covent Garden, and along the way they also discuss The Diary of a Drug Fiend by Aleister Crowley and Will’s own 2019 drugs memoir, Will. 2022 is the 200th anniversary of the book publication of Confessions of an English Opium Eater. Penguin Classics edition of Confessions of an English Opium Eater by Thomas de Quinceyhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/34581/confessions-of-an-english-opium-eater-by-thomas-de-quincey-ed--barry-milligan/9780140439014https://apple.co/3SDKmZI Naxos audiobook of Confessions of an English Opium Eater, read by Gunnar Cautheryhttps://naxosaudiobooks.com/confessions-of-an-english-opium-eater-unabridged/https://apple.co/3SgGjTB Penguin Modern Classics edition of Junky by William S. Burroughshttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/57608/junky-by-william-s-burroughs-intro-oliver-harris/9780141189826https://apple.co/3UIuIOz W. F. Howes audiobook of Junky read by Mark Nelsonhttps://www.wfhowes.co.uk/title-details/9781471212291https://apple.co/3ReJ3zt Will Selfhttps://will-self.com/ Will by Will Selfhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/176727/will-by-self-will/9780141046402https://apple.co/3r89gVZ W. F. Howes audiobook of Will, read by Will Selfhttps://www.wfhowes.co.uk/title-details/9781528888219https://apple.co/3r8QZrh The Colony Room Club – in pictureshttps://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2020/sep/13/from-francis-bacon-to-tracey-emin-soho-historic-colony-room-club-in-pictures William S. Burroughs and the Moka Barhttps://www.openculture.com/2014/12/how-william-s-burroughs-shut-down-londons-first-espresso-bar-1972.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
29/09/221h 15m

Season 3 Trailer

On the Road with Penguin Classics is the literary podcast that takes a stroll around the world's favourite books. In each episode, author Henry Eliot travels to a different literary location to explore a brilliant book in the company of remarkable readers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
15/09/221m 49s

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland with Chris Riddell

Lewis Carroll in Oxford. The illustrator and political cartoonist Chris Riddell wanders the streams and streets of Oxford with Henry, visiting the locations that inspired Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll. They meet Sophie Hiscock at the Story Museum and visit Christ Church College. Penguin Classics editions of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carrollhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/60348/alice-s-adventures-in-wonderland-and-through-the-looking-glass/9780141439761.htmlhttps://apple.co/34adQe5 Penguin audiobook of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, read by Katie Leunghttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1060348/alice-s-adventures-in-wonderland-and-through-the-looking-glass/9780241442425.htmlhttps://apple.co/3r1h1gQ Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, illustrated by Chris Riddellhttps://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/lewis-carroll/alices-adventures-in-wonderland/9781529002461 Through the Looking-Glass, illustrated by Chris Riddellhttps://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/lewis-carroll/through-the-lookingglass-and-what-alice-found-there/9781529007503 The Hunting of the Snark, illustrated by Chris Riddellhttps://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/chris-riddell/the-hunting-of-the-snark/9781529006957 Chris Riddellhttps://chrisriddellblog.tumblr.com/https://twitter.com/chrisriddell50 The Story Museumhttps://www.storymuseum.org.uk/ Alice’s Shophttps://aliceinwonderlandshop.com/ Christ Church Collegehttps://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/ Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, illustrated by Yayoi Kusamahttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/181654/lewis-carroll-s-alice-s-adventures-in-wonderland--with-artwork-b/9780141197302.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
03/03/221h 8m

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie with Alan Taylor

Muriel Spark in Edinburgh. The journalist Alan Taylor joins the Brodie set on a walk around Edinburgh with Henry. They discuss The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark, visiting the site of James Gillespie’s High School (Spark’s alma mater and the model for Marcia Blaine school in the novel), as well as her childhood home on Bruntsfield Place and tracing the route taken by Miss Brodie and her girls across the Meadows and through the Grassmarket, Lawnmarket and the High Street. Penguin Modern Classics edition of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Sparkhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/56927/the-prime-of-miss-jean-brodie/9780141181424.html Appointment in Arezzo: A Friendship with Muriel Spark by Alan Taylorhttps://birlinn.co.uk/product/appointment-in-arezzo-2/ Alan Taylorhttps://www.scottishreviewofbooks.org/contributors/alan-taylor/ Muriel Spark Centenary Editions (Polygon)https://birlinn.co.uk/muriel-spark/ James Gillespie’s High Schoolhttps://www.jamesgillespies.co.uk/ Curriculum Vitae by Muriel Sparkhttps://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9781847771025 Canongate audiobook of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, read by Miriam Margolyeshttps://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Prime-of-Miss-Jean-Brodie-Audiobook/B006K4FPGE  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
24/02/221h 8m

Keats's poetry with Andrew Motion

John Keats in Hampstead. The poet and biographer Sir Andrew Motion, former Poet Laureate, strolls around the village of Hampstead with Henry. They discuss the short life and luscious poetry of John Keats, walking on the Heath, visiting Leigh Hunt’s house in the Vale of Health and finishing at Wentworth Place (now Keats House), where they meet its principal curator, Rob Shakespeare. Penguin Classics editions of Keats: Selected Poemshttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/33867/selected-poems--keats/9780140424478.htmlhttps://apple.co/3IE3ZMC Complete Poemshttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/33699/the-complete-poems/9780140422108.htmlhttps://apple.co/3H4pUMy Selected Lettershttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/177598/selected-letters/9780141192796.htmlhttps://apple.co/3FUzvUxSo Bright and Delicate: Love Letters and Poems of John Keats to Fanny Brawne (introduced by Jane Campion)https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/60470/so-bright-and-delicate--love-letters-and-poems-of-john-keats-to-/9780141442471.htmlhttps://apple.co/33kffP9 Andrew Motionhttps://poets.org/poet/andrew-motion Keats by Andrew Motionhttps://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571346660-keats/ The Invention of Dr Cake by Andrew Motionhttps://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571216321-the-invention-of-dr-cake/Keats Househttps://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/attractions-museums-entertainment/keats-house Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
17/02/221h 5m

The Blazing World with Michael Bravo

Margaret Cavendish beyond the North Pole. The polar researcher Dr Michael Bravo Joins Henry in Cambridge to discuss The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish, the maverick Duchess of Newcastle. Blending fantasy, philosophy and seventeenth-century science, they visit the Polar Museum, the Whipple Museum and Cambridge University Library. They meet Dr Joshua Nall, an expert on the history of science, and Dr Emily Dourish, deputy keeper of rare books. Penguin Classics editions of The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendishhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/34205/the-blazing-world-and-other-writings/9780140433722.htmlhttps://apple.co/3IAMNY5 Penguin audiobook of The Blazing World, read by Abigail Thawhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/34205/the-blazing-world-and-other-writings/9780141993393.htmlhttps://apple.co/3u6gpIK Michael Bravohttps://www.geog.cam.ac.uk/people/bravo/ North Pole by Michael Bravohttp://www.reaktionbooks.co.uk/display.asp?ISB=9781789140088 The Polar Museumhttps://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/ The Whipple Museumhttps://www.whipplemuseum.cam.ac.uk/ The Cambridge University Library Rare Books Departmenthttps://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/departments/rare-books Joshua Nallhttps://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/directory/nall Emily Dourishhttps://twitter.com/emilydourish?lang=en Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
09/02/221h 1m

Ulysses with Anne Fogarty

James Joyce in Dublin. Professor Anne Fogarty joins Henry in Dublin to recreate a day in the life of Leopold Bloom. They discuss Ulysses by James Joyce and visit the Martello Tower where the novel opens, Eccles Street, Davy Byrnes and the National Library. They meet Darina Gallagher, director of the James Joyce Centre, who coordinates the annual Bloomsday celebrations. 2 February 2022 is the 100th anniversary of the first book publication of Ulysses. Penguin Modern Classics editions of Ulysses by George Orwellhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/57043/ulysses/9780141182803.htmlhttps://apple.co/3KEWdDP Penguin audiobook of Ulysses, read by Patrick Gibsonhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1057043/ulysses/9780241422601.htmlhttps://apple.co/3H81bqI Anne Fogartyhttps://people.ucd.ie/anne.fogarty The James Joyce Centrehttps://jamesjoyce.ie/ The James Joyce Tower & Museumhttps://joycetower.ie/ Davy Byrneshttps://davybyrnes.com/ Sweny’s Pharmacyhttps://www.sweny.ie/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
02/02/221h 14m

Nineteen Eighty-Four with Robert Icke

George Orwell in Airstrip One. The writer and director Robert Icke joins Henry to explore the real-world locations in London that inspired George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. Together they tour the Ministry of Truth, the Ministry of Love and Room 101. Robert co-adapted and co-directed the award-winning 2013 stage adaptation 1984, which has played on the West End and Broadway and toured the UK, the USA and Australia. Penguin Modern Classics editions of Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwellhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/57013/nineteen-eighty-four/9780141187761.htmlhttps://apple.co/32u5uNJ Penguin audiobook of Nineteen Eighty-Four, read by Peter Capaldihttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1057013/nineteen-eighty-four/9780141989969.htmlhttps://apple.co/3fSibVQRobert Ickehttps://roberticke.com/Robert Icke’s production of 1984https://headlong.co.uk/productions/1984/https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/1984-9781350262713/UCL Senate Househttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/using-library/libraries-and-study-spaces/ucl-senate-house-hub BBC Broadcasting Househttps://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/buildings/broadcasting-house/ Untitled (Room 101) by Rachel Whitereadhttp://www.modusoperandi-art.com/projects/bbc_untitled_room_101/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
27/01/2258m 22s

Season 2 Trailer

On the Road with Penguin Classics is a literary podcast that takes a stroll around the world's favourite books. In each episode, author Henry Eliot travels to a different literary location to explore a brilliant book in the company of remarkable readers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
13/01/221m 36s

The Mill on the Floss with Louis de Bernières

George Eliot in Nuneaton. The novelist Louis de Bernières explores the landscape around Nuneaton in Warwickshire, the birthplace of Mary Ann Evans, or George Eliot. They discuss The Mill on the Floss, visiting the Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery and the Griff House Beefeater, which was Eliot's childhood home and the inspiration for Dorlcote Mill in the novel. They also meet Adam Weaver, land agent of the Arbury Estate, the same position held by Eliot’s father. Penguin Classics edition of The Mill on the Floss by George Eliothttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/60341/the-mill-on-the-floss/9780141439624.htmlAudiobook: https://books.apple.com/gb/audiobook/the-mill-on-the-floss/id1528313409?itsct=books_toolbox&itscg=30200&ct=audio-books_the_mill_on_the_floss&ls=1Ebook: https://books.apple.com/gb/book/the-mill-on-the-floss/id374227455?itsct=books_toolbox&itscg=30200&ct=books_the_mill_on_the_floss&ls=1 Louis de Bernièreshttps://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/1017789/louis-de-bernieres.html Nuneaton Museum and Art Galleryhttps://www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk/info/20038/museum_and_art_gallery/160/museum_and_art_gallery Griff House Beefeaterhttps://www.beefeater.co.uk/en-gb/locations/warwickshire/griff-house The Arbury Estatehttps://arburyestate.co.uk/ George Eliot walking tour of Nuneatonhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/features/george-eliot/george-eliot-walking-tour.shtml Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
04/03/211h

The Lonely Londoners with Susheila Nasta

Sam Selvon in Bayswater. The author and editor Susheila Nasta, Selvon’s literary executor, coasts a lime around the Water with Henry. They discuss The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon, visiting Bayswater, Hyde Park and Piccadilly Circus, and discussing the experience of Caribbean migrants in 1950s London. They meet Howard Jeffery, Chairman of the Pepperpot Centre, a community centre for older Caribbean residents in west London. Penguin Modern Classics edition of The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvonhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/57514/the-lonely-londoners/9780141188416.htmlEbook: https://books.apple.com/gb/book/the-lonely-londoners/id913000990?itsct=books_toolbox&itscg=30200&ct=books_the_lonely_londoners&ls=1 Susheila Nastahttps://www.qmul.ac.uk/sed/staff/nastas.htmlhttps://twitter.com/susheila_nasta Wasafirihttps://www.wasafiri.org/ The Pepperpot Centrehttps://www.pepperpotcentre.org.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
25/02/211h 9m

Tristram Shandy with Frank Cottrell Boyce

Laurence Sterne in Coxwold. The screenwriter and children’s author Frank Cottrell Boyce, who wrote the screenplay for A Cock and Bull Story (the 2005 film adaptation of Tristram Shandy), digresses around the little village of Coxwold in North Yorkshire with Henry. They discuss Laurence Sterne’s novel and veer off on various tangents as they meander from St Michael’s Church, where Sterne was perpetual curate, to Shandy Hall, where he wrote most of Tristram Shandy. They meet the curator, Patrick Wildgust, who guides them through the eccentric building. Penguin Classics edition of Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sternehttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/60349/the-life-and-opinions-of-tristram-shandy--gentleman/9780141439778.htmlAudiobook: https://books.apple.com/gb/audiobook/tristram-shandy-abridged/id1440419496?itsct=books_toolbox&itscg=30200&ct=audio-books_tristram_shandy_%28abridged%29&ls=1Ebook: https://books.apple.com/gb/book/the-life-and-opinions-of-tristram-shandy-gentleman/id374433539?itsct=books_toolbox&itscg=30200&ct=books_the_life_and_opinions_of_tristram&ls=1 Frank Cottrell Boycehttps://twitter.com/frankcottrell_b A Cock and Bull Story, dir. Michael Winterbottomhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0423409/ Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boycehttps://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/frank-cottrellboyce/cosmic/9781529008777 Shandy Hall & The Laurence Sterne Trusthttps://www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/ St Michael’s Churchhttps://www.coxwoldvillage.org/index.php/coxwold-church-north-yorkshire-st-michael-and-all-angels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
18/02/211h 4m

Mrs Dalloway with Alexandra Harris

Virginia Woolf in Westminster. The biographer Alexandra Harris, author of Romantic Moderns (2010), haunts the streets of Westminster with Henry. They discuss Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, tracing the course of the novel as it unfolds over a single day, visiting Bond Street, Regent’s Park and Tavistock Square. They also meet Edgar Jones, Professor in the History of Medicine and Psychiatry at King’s College London, a leading authority on shell shock. Penguin Modern Classics edition of Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolfhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/57014/mrs-dalloway/9780241436271.htmlAudiobook: https://books.apple.com/gb/audiobook/mrs-dalloway/id1479197958?itsct=books_toolbox&itscg=30200&ct=audio-books_mrs_dalloway&ls=1Ebook: https://books.apple.com/gb/book/mrs-dalloway/id374213135?itsct=books_toolbox&itscg=30200&ct=books_mrs_dalloway&ls=1 Alexandra Harrishttps://www.alexandraharris.co.uk/https://twitter.com/alexhharris Romantic Moderns by Alexandra Harrishttps://thamesandhudson.com/romantic-moderns-english-writers-artists-and-the-imagination-9780500251713 Virginia Woolf by Alexandra Harrishttps://thamesandhudson.com/woolf-9780500515921 Edgar Joneshttps://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/edgar-jones Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11/02/211h 1m

The Canterbury Tales with Patience Agbabi

Geoffrey Chaucer in Kent. The poet and performer Patience Agbabi, author of Telling Tales (2014), makes a pilgrimage from Southwark to Canterbury with Henry. They discuss The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer as they travel by train, stopping off at Dartford and Rochester, covering Chaucer’s life and times, poetry and pilgrims, including the Knight, the Miller, the Wife of Bath and the Pardoner. In Canterbury they meet David Herd, co-founder of Refugee Tales, an annual public walk that raises awareness around indefinite immigration detention.Penguin Classics editions of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucerhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/33721/the-canterbury-tales/9780140422344.htmlhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/33858/the-canterbury-tales/9780140424386.htmlAudiobook: https://books.apple.com/gb/audiobook/the-canterbury-tales/id1480679536?itsct=books_toolbox&itscg=30200&ct=audio-books_the_canterbury_tales&ls=1Ebook: https://books.apple.com/gb/book/the-canterbury-tales/id374504153?itsct=books_toolbox&itscg=30200&ct=books_the_canterbury_tales&ls=1Patience Agbabihttps://twitter.com/patienceagbabiTelling Tales by Patience Agbabihttps://canongate.co.uk/books/2125-telling-tales/Refugee Taleshttps://www.refugeetales.org/https://commapress.co.uk/books/refugee-talesDavid Herdhttps://www.kent.ac.uk/english/people/91/www.kent.ac.uk/english/people/91/herd-david Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
04/02/211h 7m

The Woman in White with Olivia Vinall

Wilkie Collins in Cumbria. The actress Olivia Vinall, star of the 2018 BBC adaptation of The Woman in White, explores the Cumbrian coastline with Henry. They discuss Wilkie Collins’s novel and visit the Ship Hotel in Allonby, where Collins stayed with Charles Dickens. They also visit Ewanrigg Hall, the inspiration for Limmeridge House, and meet Doris Riley, author of The Rise and Fall of Ewanrigg Hall, who tells them a haunting ghost story. Penguin Classics edition of The Woman in White by Wilkie Collinshttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/60340/the-woman-in-white/9780141439617.htmlAudiobook: https://books.apple.com/gb/audiobook/the-woman-in-white/id1480847714?itsct=books_toolbox&itscg=30200&ct=audio-books_the_woman_in_white&ls=1Ebook: https://books.apple.com/gb/book/the-woman-in-white/id567843590?itsct=books_toolbox&itscg=30200&ct=books_the_woman_in_white&ls=1 Olivia Vinallhttps://twitter.com/ovinall The Woman in White (2018 BBC adaptation)https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b157dw The Ship Hotel, Allonbyhttp://theshipallonby.co.uk/ Ewanrigg Hallhttps://houseandheritage.org/2017/04/07/ewanrigg-hall/ The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices by Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collinshttps://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-lazy-tour-of-two-idle-apprentices-9781847497741/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
28/01/2150m 4s

Trailer

On the Road with Penguin Classics is a new literary podcast that takes a stroll around the world's favourite books. In each episode, author and editor Henry Eliot travels to a different literary location to explore a brilliant book in the company of remarkable readers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
14/01/211m 23s
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