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Introductions to Charles Dickens' Novels
by David Timson
Available on: Audio Download
Find out more about all of our Dickens titles below – download our special Dickens podcasts, which include introductions to and excerpts from the books...
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American Writers Series on C-SPAN
Available on: Online Video
Join C-SPAN's American Writers: a journey through history. C-SPAN explores American history through the lives and works of American writers who have influenced the course of our nation.
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Harold Bloom on How to Read and Why
by Harold Bloom
Available on: Online Video
Mr. Bloom talked about his book, How to Read and Why, published by Scribner.
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The da Vinci Code: Fact or Fiction?
by Ward Gasque
Available on: Online Video
Ward Gasque critiques the various historical claims made in Dan Brown's best-selling novel, The da Vinci Code.
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Writers on War
by Sean Hemingway
Available on: Audio Download | Online Audio
Sean Hemingway, who has just edited a collection of his grandfather's writings titled Hemingway on War, shares his insights with Paul Fussell, author of The Great War and Modern Memory, and James Webb, author of the acclaimed Vietnam novel, Fields of Fire.
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W.E.B. Du Bois: The Souls of Black Folk
by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Available on: Audio Download | Online Audio
The W. E. B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University celebrates the centennial of a pivotal publication by inviting the public to hear writers, critics, and members of Harvard's faculty and administration read some of the many memorable passages from The Souls of Black Folk.
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Patrick Hemingway: The Legacy of Ernest Hemingway
by Patrick Hemingway
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Patrick Hemingway, the son of Ernest Hemingway, discusses his father's writing and legacy with Stanley Katz. The Kennedy Library is the major repository of Ernest Hemingway's papers.
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Escape to the Middle Ages: The Resurgence of Tolkien
by Kathryn Lynch
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Kathryn Lynch suggests that a contemporary world torn apart by global strife and terrorism finds a timeless interest in the world of the quiet Oxford don.
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C.S. Lewis: The Screwtape Letters
by Kathleen Norris
Available on: Online Audio
Kathleen Norris, Armand Nicholi and Peter Kreeft lead a panel discussion on the writings of C.S. Lewis, most notably The Screwtape Letters (1942).
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American Transcendentalism
by Philip Gura
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Philip F. Gura traces the intellectual genealogy of America's first group of public intellectuals, who profoundly shaped 19th century American literature and social reform.
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