222. Victorian Holidays
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222. Victorian Holidays mentions Marianna Stark, Travels on the Continent by Marianna Stark, Child Harold's Pilgrimage by Lord Byron, Travels on the Continent by Marianna Stark, and The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
One of the things that I had not appreciated until I read Lucy Lethbridge's book was just how deeply religious many of the kind of the great foundati…
John Murray, who published Child Harold's Pilgrimage, this great poetic account of, you know, a doomed romantic figure crossing a Europe of ruins and…
Stark told her readers their fears were understandable and then brusquely how they might overcome them.
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The host mentions Lucy Lethbridge's book to highlight the religious roots of tourism and the role of Thomas Cook in s…
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The host discusses the historical context of guidebooks, particularly highlighting Marianna Stark's 'Travels on the C…
The host discusses the influence of Iceland on J.R.R. Tolkien's work, particularly 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the…
The host briefly mentions 'Buddenbrooks' as a brilliant novel by Thomas Mann. It focuses on a German family's experie…
The host briefly mentions 'Room with a View' as a classic novel that has been adapted by Merchant Ivory. The focus is…
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“I loved learning from Lucy Lethbridge's book that the publisher of what is widely thought to be the first guidebook was also the publisher of Byron.”
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“John Murray, who published Child Harold's Pilgrimage, this great poetic account of a doomed romantic figure crossing a Europe of ruins and romantic bandits.”
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“John Murray is also publishing what she called Marianna Stark, which was published in 1820, travels on the continent.”
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“Mentioned in relation to William Morris's trip to Iceland and his obsession with Norse myths, leading to Tolkien's works.”
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“The podcast mentions reading the poem '1914' by Philip Larkin as a fitting tribute on the 100th anniversary of his birthday.”
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“Lucy Lethbridge has a brilliant book that's just come out called Tourists, which looks at the 19th and early 20th centuries and the invention of mass tourism by the British.”
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“If you ever read Thomas Mann's book, Buddenbrook's brilliant novel, actually. About a German family. They're always going to Travemunde, which is near Lübeck.”
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“Discussed as a classic novel and its adaptation by Merchant Ivory, focusing on the character Lucy Honeychurch's experiences in Italy.”
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“Mentioned in relation to William Morris's trip to Iceland and his obsession with Norse myths, leading to Tolkien's works.”
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“Mentioned in the context of rich American heiresses traveling to Europe, a theme in Henry James's books.”
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“Mentioned in the context of rich American heiresses traveling to Europe, a theme in Henry James's books.”
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“A bloke in 1844 writes a book called Quacks and Quackery, discussing the crafty adventurers thriving on English credulity in relation to spas.”
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The host mentions Lucy Lethbridge's book to highlight the religious roots of tourism and the role of Thomas Cook in shaping modern travel. This dis…
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The host discusses the historical context of guidebooks, particularly highlighting Marianna Stark's 'Travels on the Continent' as a significant ear…
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Room with a View
“Discussion about the film adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, focusing on the character Lucy Honeychurch and her experiences in Italy.”