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    #literarylegacy

    Explore "#literarylegacy" with insightful episodes like "The Learning Curve: Pulitzer Winner Joan Hedrick on Harriet Beecher Stowe & Uncle Tom’s Cabin (#181)" and "King Solomon's Mines - H. Rider Haggard" from podcasts like ""The Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed" and "Rearview Mirror Chronicles"" and more!

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    The Learning Curve: Pulitzer Winner Joan Hedrick on Harriet Beecher Stowe & Uncle Tom’s Cabin (#181)

    The Learning Curve: Pulitzer Winner Joan Hedrick on Harriet Beecher Stowe &  Uncle Tom’s Cabin (#181)
    This week on The Learning Curve, guest co-hosts DFER-MA’s Mary Tamer and educator and noted Mark Twain scholar Dr. Jocelyn Chadwick interview Trinity College Prof. Joan Hedrick, author of Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Life. During Women’s History Month, Prof. Hedrick discusses Harriet Beecher Stowe’s wide literary influence on U.S. history. From her abolitionist activism to the publication of the international bestseller Uncle Tom’s Cabin, they explore Stowe’s New England upbringing, anti-slavery convictions, and lasting impact […]

    King Solomon's Mines - H. Rider Haggard

    King Solomon's Mines - H. Rider Haggard

    In 1885 H. Rider Haggard's brother offered him a wager: Five shillings if he could write a better book than Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island".  

    Some 6 weeks later Haggard had penned a novel that would become the foundation text of the lost world literary genre. King Solomon's Mines was one of the first English quest adventure novels set in darkest Africa, a story about treasure, bravery and romance featuring the all action hero, Alan Quartermain and his fellowship. Haggard's word inspire the likes of Arthur Conan Doyle,  H.P Lovecraft, Wilbur Smith and many more.

    Join Keith as he discusses H. Rider Haggard and his literary legacy.