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  • 'Age of Innocence' by Edith Warton

    'Age of Innocence' by Edith Warton
    Sep 17 2024
    Edith Wharton's 1920 novel is set in 1870s New York City, and explores the conflict between individual desire and cultural expectations in New York City's high society. This landmark jazz-age novel won Wharton the Pulitzer Prize in 1921, the first woman to recieve the award. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 mins
  • "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce

    "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce
    Sep 3 2024
    The landmark debut novel of author James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man tells the story of young Stephen Dedalus's spiritual and intellectual awakening in turn-of-the-century Ireland. Its modernist stylings and use of strict realism would come to define Joyce as an author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 mins
  • "The Bear" by William Faulkner

    "The Bear" by William Faulkner
    Aug 20 2024
    Originally published alongside other famous Falkner works in an anthology titled "Go Down Moses", The Bear is about Issac "Ike" McCaslin, who trains to hunt and kill the legendary bear Old Ben. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 mins
  • "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson

    "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson
    Aug 6 2024
    In Robert Louis Stevenson's seminal adventure novel "Treasure Island." The story follows young Jim Hawkins' journey aboard a pirate vessel, chasing hidden treasure and battling the fearsome Long John Silver. The novel's iconic pirate imagery, and rich and complex characters have made it a timeless classic in the adventure sub-genre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 mins
  • 'A Handful of Dust' by Evelyn Waugh

    'A Handful of Dust' by Evelyn Waugh
    Jul 23 2024
    A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh is a satirical novel that follows the lives of members of London's wealthy elite. The focus of our story, Tony Last, his wife Brenda, and their son John Andrew, endure hardship and turmoil. By utilizing a satirical stance for the narrative, Waugh paints a farcical, tragic picture of 20th century religion and morality. The novel also famously features an alternate ending, setting a very different tone for the conclusion of the novel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • FEED DROP: Thoughts From A Page - Dixon, Descending

    FEED DROP: Thoughts From A Page - Dixon, Descending
    Jul 11 2024
    Hey there listeners! We're nearly ready to get started with the next season of Novel Conversations, but in the meantime, we have a show that we think you'll love! If you enjoy this episode, be sure to go give Thoughts From A Page a follow. We appreciate it! We'll be back with fresh episodes of Novel Conversations before you know it. Thanks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 mins
  • 'The End of The Affair" by Graham Greene

    'The End of The Affair" by Graham Greene
    May 7 2024
    Graham Greene's final contribution to his 4 "Catholic Series" novels, The End of the Affair tells the story of Maurice Bendrix and his internal struggles navigating an affair with his partner, Catherine Walston. The novel's deeply introspective narrative is contrasted by the escalation of WWII in 1940s England. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 'Heart Of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad

    'Heart Of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad
    Apr 23 2024
    In Conrad's landmark novel from 1899, English sailor Charles Marlow describes his voyage into the interior of the African jungle aboard a Belgian shipping vessel. The work levees a striking criticism of the imperial mindset of its era, reflected in its inclusion as one of the greatest texts of Western literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    58 mins