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30:10

History, Faith, and the Brontës

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2025/03/13

What do the Brontë family and the Methodist movement have in common? More than you might think. In our latest episode of She Wrote Too, we had the pleasure of speaking with genealogist Dr. Sarah Halton, who has been tracing the intricate and often surprising connections between the Brontës and Methodism. Diagrams are provided below!Most of us think of the Brontës as being firmly rooted in the Anglican tradition. After all, their father, Patrick Brontë, was a clergyman in the Church of England, and

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52:03

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

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2025/02/24

Caroline and Nicola explore Anne Brontë’s final novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, where an enigmatic world unfolds—a narrative that boldly challenges Victorian conventions through its portrayal of a woman's struggle for independence. In their discussion, they delve into Anne’s life and her position within the Brontë family, examining how personal and familial conflicts shape the key themes of the book. They also consider the legal rights and vulnerability of women at the time and explore how the

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65:50

Wuthering Heights with Essie Fox

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2025/02/01

Historical novelist Essie Fox joins Caroline and Nicola to talk about one of her favourite books - Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë - and to introduce her own new novel, Dangerous, a Byronic tale of vampirism and mystery. Find out more about Essie at www.essiefox.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shewrotetoo.substack.com

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45:40

Black Beauty

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2025/01/01

Exploring Black Beauty with Anne Brooke and Mari Durward-Akhurst: A Journey into Anna Sewell’s LegacyIn our latest podcast episode, we delve into the enduring legacy of Black Beauty, Anna Sewell’s iconic novel that has touched hearts for generations. Joining us for this fascinating discussion are Anne Brooke, fabulous author, and Mari Durward-Akhurst, an inspirational Paralympian dressage athlete. Together, we consider the novel’s timeless themes, its impact on equestrian culture, and the profound

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34:18

Review of 2024

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2024/12/16

Caroline and Nicola wish all our listeners a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.Thank you for your support during 2024. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shewrotetoo.substack.com

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20:20

Revisiting Lolly Willowes: A Conversation with a...

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2024/12/08

In the first episode of She Wrote Too, we considered Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner. This novel is a feminist classic in which Laura Willowes creates a new kind of freedom for herself - as a witch. In this episode, Nicola speaks with Jade Loren, a modern day witch about what that means to her and her relationship with the natural world.Jade M Loren writes books about witchcraft that are available on Amazon. Our thanks to Jade for taking time to share her thoughts. This is a public

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32:02

The Final Episode

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2024/11/28

Dr Sarah Halton is the guest on this episode. We have been so fortunate this month in having so many experts. Sarah is a genealogist and her research is excellent. Enjoy.Thank you Sarah. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shewrotetoo.substack.com

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59:16

From Melbourne with Murder

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2024/11/27

Nicola spoke with collector and self-confessed Christie-obsessive, Scott Wallace Baker, who kindly explained where his love of Agatha Christie originated, his adoration of the cover art by Tom Adams and how his pursuit of building a glorious collection has had it’s own mysteries and adventures. On this page are photographs of some of the scenes that Scott has curated that relate to Christie novels.Thank you Scott for your time and your fascinating stories. Scott posts his tributes on Instagram if

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20:18

The Mousetrap

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2024/11/25

Caroline and Nicola went to see the Mousetrap in the West End. They discuss the plot and characters - without revealing whodunnit - respecting the best kept secret in Theatreland. The play opened in 1952, stopping only for Covid in 2020 for a period of 14 months. So, the actual 70th Anniversary celebrations were disrupted by this and consequently the ‘spirit’ of these have continued for some years, so people are still celebrating #TheMousetrap70.The cast of the Mousetrap changes regularly,

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24:26

Podcasters in Crime

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2024/11/24

As She Wrote Too nears the end of the Agatha Christie month, Nicola spoke with Hazel of A Bit of A Christie podcast about why she loves Christie as Hazel takes her investigations forward. We hope you enjoy the conversation. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shewrotetoo.substack.com

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37:39

Pages, Poirot and Passion

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2024/11/20

Nicola spoke with Michael Ritchie of Berts Books in Swindon who is not only a writer and bookseller but a reader and re-reader of Agatha Christie. Michael is one of the knowledgeable superfans that we have had the chance to talk with this month. Michael shares his thoughts and insights as well as his experiences with working with books and readers. Thank you Michael. Berts Books are online and are an independent book shop so if you like to support the smaller specialists in the book world, you

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44:26

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and A Murder is Announced

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2024/11/14

Agatha Christie month continues on She Wrote Too. Join us as we dive into two of Agatha Christie's most iconic mysteries, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and A Murder is Announced. Known for their clever plotting and unforgettable twists, these novels showcase Christie's mastery at weaving suspense with insightful portrayals of human nature. In The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, often hailed as one of the most daring and controversial whodunits in mystery fiction, we meet Hercule Poirot in a small English

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36:13

Death Comes as the End

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2024/11/06

Nicola spoke with musician and Agatha Christie superfan, Peggy Mackay, who has read all of Agatha Christie’s novels and seen the Mousetrap many times. She also has a great deal of knowledge about Christie’s life and attitudes and has fascinating views and theories about Christie and her writing style. We hope you enjoy this conversation which particularly focuses on Death Comes as the End (without spoilers) but also on the innovative nature of Christie’s work. This is a public episode. If you

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30:35

Tea and Scandal at 4.30

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2024/11/01

Welcome to Agatha Christie month on She Wrote Too. In this episode, we speak with Dr Sarah Martin and Dr Jamie Bernthal who, with fellow academic Christie enthusiasts, run Golden Age Mysteries. They are both experts on all things Agatha Christie. Dr Martin has a PhD in female detective novels and Dr Bernthal is also an academic writer and novelist who writes the Jessica Brick books. Rather importantly, they are both very generous people who took time out of their busy lives to speak to Nicola

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43:31

Now You See Us

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2024/10/01

This month is a celebration of women artists - other than writers - as Caroline and Nicola visited the Tate Britain exhibition, Now You See Us. It was striking that, as with women writers, women artists were often denied training or access to resources and dismissed as merely pursuing hobbies. There were many commercially successful women artists in the 400 years that this exhibition focused on despite all the barriers and challenges they faced. In this episode, we discuss paintings that had a

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45:33

Selected Poems of Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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2024/09/01

We discuss the life and selected works of the famous poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning (EBB) 1806—1861. That is, she was famous at the time - so highly critically acclaimed that she was short-listed for the position of poet Laureate. Yet, in the early 20th Century, she was more or less ignored by the poetry critics who were happy for her to live in the shadow of Robert Browning. We also talk about the most recent biography of EBB by Fiona Sampson, Two Way Mirror. The last biography was in the

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37:21

Clemence Dane

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2024/08/01

In this episode Caroline and Nicola discuss the multi-talented Clemence Dane who cannot be limited to just one title - she did write, extensively and well. An actor, teacher, sculptor, broadcaster, screenwriter and popular social woman with many talented friends which reflected her own creativity. She was also a talented artist - a self-portrait and portrait of Noel Coward are shown on this page. She was the first woman screenwriter to win an Oscar. She was also awarded a CBE. She was great

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22:56

Five Birds in a Cage

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2024/07/02

Caroline and Nicola talk with Paul Kerensa, comedian, broadcaster, writer and host of podcast The British Broadcasting Century about this clever one act comedy. As they discuss, the play could not deal with political matters explicity on the radio at that time - and yet, in a comedic way it deals with matters of class and gender along with societal expectation in an amusing and entertaining way. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to

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37:42

10 Clowning Street

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2024/06/01

10 Clowning Street by Joan S. Dugdale is published in the Metheun Drama Book of Suffrage Plays . It tells the story of an anti-suffragist Prime Minister - who we do not meet immediately because he is taking a relaxing salt bath - and his brilliant plan to stop the suffragettes by introducing a compulsory National Work for Women scheme under which all single women over 21 are to work full-time. Satisfied that these weary women will have no energy left to pester him anymore for the vote, he sends

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45:57

The Story of An African Farm

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2024/05/01

An early feminist novel set in South Africa in 1883, this book is an interesting and unusual literary work. It is a generic hybrid in that in some ways it is new woman fiction whilst also having many other elements such as Dickensian farce, spiritual musings, gothic elements and melodrama. It follows three central characters from their childhood in South Africa to their adults lives exploring their development and ideas as well as their love interests and encounters with other interesting

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