Heather Ordover

CraftLit

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CraftLit — Annotated Audiobooks for Busy PeopleLove classic literature…or wish you did? CraftLit is a weekly podcast featuring classic audiobook chapters paired with entertaining literary commentary that makes great books easier—and more fun—to understand. Host Heather Ordover explains historical references, vocabulary, and cultural context before each chapter so listeners can fully enjoy the story. Think of it as a global book club for classic literature, perfect for listening while commuting, crafting, walking, or doing chores. CraftLit has been in continuous weekly production since 2006, ma...

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Heather Ordover

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355: Poetic Interlude 01.08.2014 1:28:05

| NEW! | 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! | Current Book | North and South, by Elizabeth Gaskell. The first N&S episode is 331 . If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site | This Week | POETRY Child's Christmas in Wales Walter the Farting Dog CDB 13 Clocks Salman Rushdie Tom Robbins somewhere i have never travelled , Page number and book: p366 Paul...

354: Ch 36 — North & South 25.07.2014 1:20:26

Book talk begins at 29 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331 . M'appen = May Happen (perhaps, maybe) welly = nearly (e.g., "Fire's welly out") would fain = with pleasure, gladly aught = various uses (everything, anything, nothing) so Higgins', "There he went, ossing to promise aught, and pledge himsel' to aught—to tell a' he know'd on our proceedings, the food-for-nothing Judas!" means "There...

353: Ch 35 — North & South 18.07.2014 1:23:19

Book talk begins at 3:25 & 32:27 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331 . God's Version of Crowd Control ( behave or be smote ... smoted?... smitten?...) The Wiki on Aaron's boys, Nadab and Abihu , and what they done did. Expiation *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit...

352: Chs 32-34 — North & South 11.07.2014 1:24:22

Book talk begins at 19:44 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331 . The Station Agent film Scylla and Charybdis A Dissertation on (no joke) A History of Wrestling in Cornwall *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook...

351: Ch 31 — North & South 04.07.2014 59:35

Book talk begins at 23:12 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331 . Marquise de Sévigné au pied de la lettre Link to The Church and State discussion —Philip Hamburger is the guy I heard. *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit...

350: Chs 29-30 — North & South 27.06.2014 1:00:00

Book talk begins right away. The first N&S episode is 331 . Peace Sociey Lucifer Matches *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest....

349: Ch 28 — North & South 20.06.2014 1:16:32

Book talk begins at 15:30 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331 . Traditional Clogs Candle-wax based Shoe Polish Revelation 14:1 Isaiah 28:12 Psalms 127:2 ossed = tried 'varsal = universal dreed = endured brossen = broken Job Chapter 14 "sour grapes/teeth on edge" from Ezekiel 18:2 *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://...

348: Chs 26-27 — North & South 13.06.2014 1:00:56

Book talk begins at 15:30 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331 . Dutch Damask Linen link on Etsy —the patterning you see is made of variations in the way the warp and weft interact. It's pretty amazing. Red Work Henry's Commentaries Matthew Henry (18 October 1662 -- 22 June 1714) was an English Presbyterian minister. Quote re the creation of Eve, in Genesis: "the woman was made of a rib out o...

347: Ch 25 — North & South 06.06.2014 1:10:11

Book talk begins at 19:20 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331 . Jellies Various Victorian Medicine Sites History of Victorian Pharmacies Pills, Custard, and Plaster Early Victorian Era Make-up Knobhead = "scab" - crosses picket line to work Purring = "kicking" as in a fight "Clem" = "starve" Re: Pebbles—de·no·ta·tion (dēnōˈtāSHən) noun — the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast...

346: Chs 23-24 — North and South 30.05.2014 1:04:58

Book talk begins at 13:54 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331 . *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok...

345: Ch 22 — North & South 23.05.2014 55:59

Book talk begins at 8:20 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331 . *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok p...

344: Chs 20-21 — North & South 19.05.2014 1:17:56

Book talk begins at 16:30. The first N&S episode is 331 . WATERBEDS! Planet Money Link *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co...

343: Chs 18-19 — North & South 02.05.2014 1:22:16

Book talk begins at 10:40 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331 . The Lyceum in N&S is a bit like the Oakdale Workmen's Institute at St Fagans in Wales . Luke 16:19–31 —iffin you want to read about Lazarus and the Rich Man. In 1799 and 1800 laws that banned unionizing were passed, then repealed in 1824, so there's nothing illegal about what Higgins and the men are doing. *CraftLit's Social...

342: Ch 17 — North & South 25.04.2014 50:15

Book talk begins at 8:45 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331 . A taste of Victorian Child Labour Laws... (to show to your kids when they think they've got it bad). skin off a flint and some of the odd theories... *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: htt...

341: Ch 16 — North & South 18.04.2014 44:30

Book talk begins at 7:11 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331 . Forgot to tell you what a drugget was, last week. Here you go... skin off a flint and some of the odd theories... BBC Radio 4 - The Film Programme , A tour of the British Isles in accents *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast sit...

340: Ch 15 — North & South 11.04.2014 1:22:36

Book talk begins at 27:30 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331 . *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok...

339: Chs 13-14 — North & South 04.04.2014 58:20

Book talk begins at 7:30 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331 . *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok p...

338: Chs 11-12 — North & South 28.03.2014 1:17:35

Book talk begins at 16:30 (or 26, if you prefer ONLY only book talk) minutes. The first N&S episode is 331 . *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: ht...

337: Chs 9-10 — North & South 21.03.2014 1:02:02

Book talk begins at 13:30. The first N&S episode is 331. *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast:...

336: Ch 8 — North & South 14.03.2014 55:44

Book talk begins at 16 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331. The Thirty-Nine Articles in question . Manchester = Milton-Northern Compare that to the New Forest... *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: h...

335: Chs 6-7 — North & South 08.03.2014 1:11:41

The Thirty-Nine Articles in question . Manchester = Milton-Northern Paisley/Kashmir Shawls Cashmere Shawls —thank you Amrita! *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit •...

334: Ch 5 — North & South 01.03.2014 1:05:10

The Thirty-Nine Articles in question . Manchester = Milton-Northern *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok po...

333: Ch 4 — North & South 22.02.2014 1:03:38

Book talk begins at 12 minutes. The first N&S episode is 331. The Thirty-Nine Articles in question . *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://ww...

332: Chs 2-3 — North & South 15.02.2014 1:17:14

Book talk begins at 15 minutes. I thought you might want to see these pix again. Margaret mentions The New Forest which is located in the counties of Hampshire and Dorset, between the major cities of Christchurch to the west and Southampton to the east. You can see why Margaret would have liked it. *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsle...

331: Ch 1 — North & South (Start of Book) 08.02.2014 1:06:13

Book talk begins at 16 minutes. Margaret mentions The New Forest which is located in the counties of Hampshire and Dorset, between the major cities of Christchurch to the west and Southampton to the east. You can see why Margaret would have liked it. *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: htt...