Fernanda Moura

An Overview of English Literature

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Short episodes on the fascinating history of English literature by a literary scholar and lecturer, and longer guided reading sessions of classics of literature 📚Join one of my online literature courses: https://booksandculture.club/

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Fernanda Moura

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Guided Reading of Charlotte Brontë’s The Professor – last session! 12.09.2024 1:35:48

Join the free event The Classic Reader Week , starting on September 23! Register here: Free Masterclass The Creative Reader Week (booksandculture.club) Let's read together the book "The Professor" by Victorian author Charlotte Brontë. These sessions were hosted live on YouTube. Follow the Books & Culture channel to stay up to date with the guided reading projects. In this episode...

Guided Reading of Charlotte Brontë’s The Professor – Chapters 21, 22 and 23 02.09.2024 1:35:52

Want to watch the recording of the masterclass Reading in Jane Austen's Time ? Click here: ⁠⁠Free Jane Austen Masterclass (booksandculture.club)⁠⁠ Let's read together the book "The Professor" by Victorian author Charlotte Brontë. These sessions were hosted live on YouTube. Follow the Books & Culture channel to stay up to date with the guided reading projects. In this episode,...

Guided Reading of Charlotte Brontë’s The Professor – Chapters 19 and 20 22.07.2024 1:27:22

Want to watch the recording of the masterclass Reading in Jane Austen's Time ? Click here: ⁠Free Jane Austen Masterclass (booksandculture.club)⁠ Let's read together the book "The Professor" by Victorian author Charlotte Brontë. We'll meet live on YouTube every Thursday at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠13:00⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (CET), starting 8 February. Today we'll read and discuss Chapters 19 and 20. Join...

Guided Reading of Charlotte Brontë’s The Professor – Chapters 16, 17 and 18 12.06.2024 1:22:09

Want to watch the recording of the masterclass Reading in Jane Austen's Time ? Click here: Free Jane Austen Masterclass (booksandculture.club) Let's read together the book "The Professor" by Victorian author Charlotte Brontë. We'll meet live on YouTube every Thursday at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠13:00⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (CET), starting 8 February. Today we'll read and discuss Chapters 16, 17 and 18. Join...

Guided Reading of Charlotte Brontë’s The Professor – Chapters 13, 14 and 15 13.05.2024 1:10:26

Let's read together the book "The Professor" by Victorian author Charlotte Brontë. We'll meet live on YouTube every Thursday at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠13:00⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (CET), starting 8 February. Today we'll read and discuss Chapters 13, 14 and 15. Join the course Exploring Jane Eyre : A Journey into Victorian Literature: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Exploring Jane Eyre A Journey into Victorian Literature (booksandcul...

Guided reading of Charlotte Brontë's "The Professor" - Chapters 10, 11 and 12 16.04.2024 1:43:01

Let's read together the book "The Professor" by Victorian author Charlotte Brontë. We'll meet live on YouTube every Thursday at ⁠⁠⁠⁠13:00⁠⁠⁠⁠ (CET), starting 8 February. Today we'll read and discuss Chapters 10, 11 and 12. Join the course Exploring Jane Eyre : A Journey into Victorian Literature: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Exploring Jane Eyre A Journey into Victorian Literature (booksandcultur...

Guided reading of Charlotte Brontë's "The Professor" - Chapters 7, 8 and 9 23.03.2024 1:38:13

Let's read together the book "The Professor" by Victorian author Charlotte Brontë. We'll meet live on YouTube every Thursday at ⁠⁠⁠13:00⁠⁠⁠ (CET), starting 8 February. Today we'll read and discuss Chapters 7, 8 and 9. Join the course Exploring Jane Eyre : A Journey into Victorian Literature: ⁠⁠⁠Join Exploring Jane Eyre A Journey into Victorian Literature (booksandculture.club...

Guided reading of Charlotte Brontë's "The Professor" - Chapters 5 and 6 12.03.2024 55:56

Let's read together the book "The Professor" by Victorian author Charlotte Brontë. We'll meet live on YouTube every Thursday at ⁠⁠13:00⁠⁠ (CET), starting 8 February. Today we'll read and discuss Chapters 5 and 6. Join the course Exploring Jane Eyre : A Journey into Victorian Literature: ⁠⁠Join Exploring Jane Eyre A Journey into Victorian Literature (booksandculture.club)

Guided reading of Charlotte Brontë's "The Professor" - Chapters 2, 3 and 4 01.03.2024 1:20:40

Let's read together the book "The Professor" by Victorian author Charlotte Brontë. We'll meet live on YouTube every Thursday at ⁠13:00⁠ (CET), starting 8 February. Today we'll read and discuss Chapters 2, 3 and 4. Join the course Exploring Jane Eyre : A Journey into Victorian Literature: ⁠Join Exploring Jane Eyre A Journey into Victorian Literature (booksandculture.club)

Guided reading of Charlotte Brontë's "The Professor" - Preface + Chapter 1 15.02.2024 1:00:39

Let's read together the book "The Professor" by Victorian author Charlotte Brontë. We'll meet live on YouTube every Thursday at 13:00 (CET), starting 8 February. Today I'll introduce you to the project, and we'll read and discuss the Preface and Chapter 1. Join the course Exploring Jane Eyre : A Journey into Victorian Literature: Join Exploring Jane Eyre A Journey into Vi...

Elizabeth Gaskell’s biography of Charlotte Brontë 06.02.2024 6:07

In this episode we talk about the friendship between Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell, two important names in Victorian literature. Join the course "Exploring Jane Eyre : A Journey into Victorian Literature": https://booksandculture.club/join-discussing-jane-eyre

Josephine Tey and the Golden Age of Crime Fiction 18.01.2024 7:56

This is Episode 51 of the podcast "Josephine Tey and the Golden Age of Crime Fiction". Listen now! Do you want to follow an online course at Books & Culture? Check the website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://booksandculture.club/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

King James II (1633-1701) 08.12.2023 6:34

This is Episode 50 of the podcast "An Overview of English Literature". We'll talk about King James II. As I always tell my students, history and literature go hand in hand! Do you want to follow an online course at Books & Culture? Check the website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://booksandculture.club/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

Charles Dickens, Victorian Literature and Christmas 22.11.2023 8:56

This is Episode 49 of the podcast "An Overview of English Literature". Do you want to follow an online course at Books & Culture, including the upcoming Charles Dickens and Victorian Christmas ? Check the website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://booksandculture.club/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

7 Days of Halloween - "The Comet", William du Bois 02.11.2023 57:30

Join the new group in the course Reading Short Stories , starting on November 6. More info here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Reading Short Stories (booksandculture.club)⁠⁠ Do you want to follow an online course at Books & Culture? Check the website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://booksandculture.club/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

7 Days of Halloween - "The Duchess at Prayer", Edith Wharton - Part 2 31.10.2023 45:01

In this episode we'll read together the second part of the story "The Duchess at Prayer", by the American author Edith Wharton, to get in the mood for Halloween! Join the new group in the course Reading Short Stories , starting on November 6. More info here: ⁠⁠⁠Join Reading Short Stories (booksandculture.club)⁠ Do you want to follow an online course at Books & Culture? Check the...

7 Days of Halloween - "The Duchess at Prayer", Edith Wharton - Part 1 25.10.2023 41:04

In this episode we'll read together the first part of the story "The Duchess at Prayer", by the American author Edith Wharton, to get in the mood for Halloween! Join the new group in the course Reading Short Stories , starting on November 6. More info here: ⁠⁠Join Reading Short Stories (booksandculture.club) Do you want to follow an online course at Books & Culture? Check the web...

7 Days of Halloween - "The Cask of Amontillado", Edgar Allan Poe 23.10.2023 18:56

In this episode we'll read together the scary story "The Cask of Amontillado", by Edgar Allan Poe, to get in the mood for Halloween! Do you want to follow an online course at Books & Culture? Check the website ⁠ https://booksandculture.club/ ⁠ . Join the new group in the course Reading Short Stories , starting on November 6. More info here: ⁠Join Reading Short Stories (booksandc...

7 Days of Halloween - "The Apparition", Guy de Maupassant 18.10.2023 33:33

In this episode we'll read together the scary story "The Apparition", by Guy de Maupassant, to get in the mood for Halloween! Do you want to follow an online course at Books & Culture? Check the website https://booksandculture.club/ . Join the new group in the course Reading Short Stories , starting on November 6. More info here: Join Reading Short Stories (booksandculture.club)

7 Days of Halloween - "The Shoemaker and the Devil", Anton Chekhov 13.10.2023 35:34

In this episode we'll read together the spooky story "The Shoemaker and the Devil", by Anton Chekhov, to get in the mood for Halloween! Do you want to follow an online course at Books & Culture? Check the website https://booksandculture.club/ .

7 Days of Halloween - "The Landlady", Roald Dahl 10.10.2023 34:37

In this episode we'll read together the spooky story "The Landlady", by Roald Dahl, to get in the mood for Halloween! Do you want to follow an online course at Books & Culture? Check the website https://booksandculture.club/ .

Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823) 19.09.2023 11:28

In this episode we'll talk about the author who established the Gothic genre in England, the most highly paid writer of the 1790s, Ann Radcliffe! Want to join the live workshop "Terror or Horror?: Ann Radcliffe's A Sicilian Romance "? Register via the website: https://booksandculture.club/join-ann-radcliffe-workshop

Why read short stories? 24.07.2023 10:28

This is a special episode, because, in addition to being episode number 40 – how nice that we’ve been here for so long, right? Since 2020 – but, in addition to that, I’ll be launching a brand new course at Books & Culture soon, and I’m very excited about it, it’s called “Reading Short Stories”, but I’ll tell you more about it at the end of this episode. I hope by then you’ll be convinced of th...

Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) 18.07.2023 11:05

In this episode we'll talk about the author of North and South , the friend of Charles Dickens, and the first biographer of Charlotte Brontë: the great Elizabeth Gaskell! Would you like to join the first group of the online course "Reading Short Stories" at B&C? Register your interest via the website: Waitlist (booksandculture.club)

Who was Eliza de Feuillide, Jane Austen’s cousin? 11.07.2023 9:26

In this episode we'll talk about a very interesting person connected to the Austen family: the cousin Eliza de Feuillide. Want to know more about Jane Austen's life and writing career? Join the online course The Jane Austen Club via the website: https://booksandculture.club