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In which I read a lesser-known short-story of Edgar Allan Poe's: "The Oval Portrait".
In which I read a lesser-known short-story of Edgar Allan Poe's: "The Oval Portrait".
In which Carla explores a favorite horror author of Victorian England, and finds an marvelous polymath, an LGBTQ icon, and a woman who rescued ancient Egypt and explored terra incognita.
Show Notes:
Story read: “The Phantom Coach”, Amelia B. Edwards
Recommended Reading:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/62851.Amelia_B_Edwards
Referenced episodes:
Sources:
Egypt Exploration Fund: https://www.ees.ac.uk
Historic England: Amelia’s gravesite
University of Pennsylvania: 1 and 2
My latest podcast is up on the New Books Network website! In it, I interview Andrew Hobbs about his study of the provincial press in Victorian England. Enjoy!
In case someone other than me is interested in this, Nozomi Entertainment has a Kickstarter up to create an English dub of the first season of Emma: A Victorian Romance (the link goes to legally streaming English subtitled episodes). No, not Jane Austen's Emma. It's the anime version of Kaoru Mori's manga about the romance between William, the eldest son of a wealthy merchant middle class family, and Emma, a maid.
I'm hoping that the Kickstarter will not only get fully funded, but that it'll reach the Season 2 stretch goal, so that I can hear the English dub for this guy (Hans, the footman, aka the guy I still kind of wish Emma had ended up with):
If I had the money for those tiers, I'd love the Emma figure, Emma doll with amazingly detailed period clothing (seriously, the doll comes with instructions explaining how to tie her corset), and even the custom cosplay outfit, although I don't cosplay. Alas, I must settle for a tier that won't make my bank account scream in agony.
If you're at all interested in manga and haven't read this series before, I highly recommend it. No Kickstarter necessary for those, they're all already published and available. The series jumps off the rails a bit near the end, with action and melodrama, but Mori's gorgeous artwork helps make up for it. I do remember one cringe-y bit - an Indian prince character, Hakim, who comes across as a giant stereotype at the beginning of the series. Mori adds a bit of depth to him and his family later on, but I could still see the character being a problem for folks.
My latest podcast is up on the New Books Network website! In it, I interview Brian Jenkins about his biography of the 19th century British diplomat Lord Lyons (which I reviewed here). Enjoy!
