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The Professor - Charlotte Brontë - Book 2, Part 2 Title: The Professor Overview: The Professor, A Tale. was the first novel by Charlotte Brontë. It was written before Jane Eyre but was rejected by many publishing houses. It was eventually published, posthumously, in 1857, with the approval of Charlotte Brontë's widower, Arthur Bell Nicholls, who took on the task of reviewing and editing the text. Published: 1857 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Charlotte Brontë Genre: Novel, General Fiction, Romance, Gothic, Bildungsroman Episode: The Professor - Charlotte Brontë - Book 2, Part 2 Part: 2 of 2 Length Part: 5:49:59 Book: 2 Length Book: 10:03:43 Episodes: 14 - 27 of 27 Narrator: Collaborative Language: English Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: love, autonomy, belonging, value, self-sacrifice, integrity, personal value, marriage Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream.

The Professor - Charlotte Brontë - Book 2, Part 1 Title: The Professor Overview: The Professor, A Tale. was the first novel by Charlotte Brontë. It was written before Jane Eyre but was rejected by many publishing houses. It was eventually published, posthumously, in 1857, with the approval of Charlotte Brontë's widower, Arthur Bell Nicholls, who took on the task of reviewing and editing the text. Published: 1857 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Charlotte Brontë Genre: Novel, General Fiction, Romance, Gothic, Bildungsroman Episode: The Professor - Charlotte Brontë - Book 2, Part 1 Part: 1 of 2 Length Part: 4:13:55 Book: 2 Length Book: 10:03:43 Episodes: 0 - 13 of 27 Narrator: Collaborative Language: English Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: love, autonomy, belonging, value, self-sacrifice, integrity, personal value, marriage Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream.

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë - Book 1, Part 3 Title: Jane Eyre Overview: Jane Eyre; (originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë, published under the pen name "Currer Bell", on 16 October 1847, by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first American edition was published the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York. Jane Eyre is a Bildungsroman that follows the experiences of its eponymous heroine, including her growth to adulthood and her love for Mr. Rochester, the brooding master of Thornfield Hall. The novel revolutionized prose fiction by being the first to focus on its protagonist's moral and spiritual development through an intimate first-person narrative, where actions and events are colored by a psychological intensity. Charlotte Brontë has been called the "first historian of the private consciousness", and the literary ancestor of writers like Proust and Joyce. The book contains elements of social criticism with a strong sense of Christian morality at its core, and it is considered by many to be ahead of its time because of Jane's individualistic character and how the novel approaches the topics of class, sexuality, religion, and feminism. It, along with Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, is one of the most famous romance novels of all time. Published: 1847 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Charlotte Brontë Genre: General Fiction, Romance, Gothic, Bildungsroman Episode: Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë - Book 1, Part 3 Part: 3 of 3 Length Part: 6:32:03 Book: 1 Length Book: 18:36:29 Episodes: 27 - 38 of 38 Narrator: Elizabeth Klett Language: English Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: love, autonomy, belonging, value, self-sacrifice, integrity, personal value, marriage Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream.

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë - Book 1, Part 2 Title: Jane Eyre Overview: Jane Eyre; (originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë, published under the pen name "Currer Bell", on 16 October 1847, by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first American edition was published the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York. Jane Eyre is a Bildungsroman that follows the experiences of its eponymous heroine, including her growth to adulthood and her love for Mr. Rochester, the brooding master of Thornfield Hall. The novel revolutionized prose fiction by being the first to focus on its protagonist's moral and spiritual development through an intimate first-person narrative, where actions and events are colored by a psychological intensity. Charlotte Brontë has been called the "first historian of the private consciousness", and the literary ancestor of writers like Proust and Joyce. The book contains elements of social criticism with a strong sense of Christian morality at its core, and it is considered by many to be ahead of its time because of Jane's individualistic character and how the novel approaches the topics of class, sexuality, religion, and feminism. It, along with Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, is one of the most famous romance novels of all time. Published: 1847 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Charlotte Brontë Genre: General Fiction, Romance, Gothic, Bildungsroman Episode: Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë - Book 1, Part 2 Part: 2 of 3 Length Part: 6:50:51 Book: 1 Length Book: 18:36:29 Episodes: 14 - 26 of 38 Narrator: Elizabeth Klett Language: English Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: love, autonomy, belonging, value, self-sacrifice, integrity, personal value, marriage Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream.

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë - Book 1, Part 1 Title: Jane Eyre Overview: Jane Eyre; (originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë, published under the pen name "Currer Bell", on 16 October 1847, by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first American edition was published the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York. Jane Eyre is a Bildungsroman that follows the experiences of its eponymous heroine, including her growth to adulthood and her love for Mr. Rochester, the brooding master of Thornfield Hall. The novel revolutionized prose fiction by being the first to focus on its protagonist's moral and spiritual development through an intimate first-person narrative, where actions and events are colored by a psychological intensity. Charlotte Brontë has been called the "first historian of the private consciousness", and the literary ancestor of writers like Proust and Joyce. The book contains elements of social criticism with a strong sense of Christian morality at its core, and it is considered by many to be ahead of its time because of Jane's individualistic character and how the novel approaches the topics of class, sexuality, religion, and feminism. It, along with Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, is one of the most famous romance novels of all time. Published: 1847 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Charlotte Brontë Genre: General Fiction, Romance, Gothic, Bildungsroman Episode: Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë - Book 1, Part 1 Part: 1 of 3 Length Part: 5:13:43 Book: 1 Length Book: 18:36:29 Episodes: 1 - 13 of 38 Narrator: Elizabeth Klett Language: English Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: love, autonomy, belonging, value, self-sacrifice, integrity, personal value, marriage Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream.

Through the Looking-Glass - Lewis Carroll - Book 2 Title: Through the Looking-Glass Overview: Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (also known as Alice Through the Looking-Glass or simply Through the Looking-Glass) is a novel published on 27 December 1871 (though indicated as 1872) by Lewis Carroll and the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865). Alice again enters a fantastical world, this time by climbing through a mirror into the world that she can see beyond it. There she finds that, just like a reflection, everything is reversed, including logic (for example, running helps one remain stationary, walking away from something brings one towards it, chessmen are alive, nursery rhyme characters exist, and so on). Through the Looking-Glass includes such verses as "Jabberwocky" and "The Walrus and the Carpenter", and the episode involving Tweedledum and Tweedledee. The mirror above the fireplace that is displayed at Hetton Lawn in Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire (a house that was owned by Alice Liddell's grandparents, and was regularly visited by Alice and Lewis Carroll) resembles the one drawn by John Tenniel and is cited as a possible inspiration for Carroll. It was the first of the "Alice" stories to gain widespread popularity and prompted a newfound appreciation for its predecessor when it was published. Published: 1871 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Lewis Carroll Genre: Children's Fiction Episode: Through the Looking-Glass - Lewis Carroll - Book 2 Part: 1 of 1 Length Part: 3:07:20 Book: 1 Length Book: 3:07:20 Episodes: 1 - 10 of 10 Narrator: Kara Shallenberg Language: English Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: fate, rules, chess game, childhood, womanhood, goals, preordained, free will Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll - Book 1 Title: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Overview: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 English children's novel by Lewis Carroll (a pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). A young girl named Alice falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatures. It is seen as a prime example of the literary nonsense genre. Its play with logic gives the story lasting popularity with adults as well as children. One of the best-known works of Victorian English fiction, its narrative, structure, characters, and imagery have had a huge influence on popular culture and literature, especially in the fantasy genre. The book has never been out of print and has been translated into at least 97 languages. Its legacy covers adaptations for stage, screen, radio, art, ballet, theme parks, board games, and video games. Carroll published a sequel in 1871 entitled Through the Looking-Glass and a shortened version for young children, The Nursery "Alice", in 1890. Published: 1865 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Lewis Carroll Genre: Fantasy, Literary Nonsense Episode: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll - Book 1 Part: 1 of 1 Length Part: 2:47:25 Book: 1 Length Book: 2:47:25 Episodes: 1 - 12 of 12 Narrator: Kara Shallenberg Language: English Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: absurdity, childhood innocence, puberty, frustration, riddles, illogical, death, ridiculous Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream.

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Brontë - Book 1, Part 3 Title: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Overview: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is the second and final novel written by English author Anne Brontë. It was first published in 1848 under the pseudonym Acton Bell. Probably the most shocking of the Brontës' novels, it had an instant and phenomenal success, but after Anne's death, her sister Charlotte prevented its re-publication in England until 1854. The novel is framed as a series of letters from Gilbert Markham to his friend about the events connected with his meeting a mysterious young widow, calling herself Helen Graham, who arrives at Wildfell Hall, an Elizabethan mansion which has been empty for many years, with her young son and a servant. Contrary to the early 19th century norms, she pursues an artist's career and makes an income by selling her pictures. Her strict seclusion soon gives rise to gossip in the neighboring village and she becomes a social outcast. Refusing to believe anything scandalous about her, Gilbert befriends her and discovers her past. In the diary she gives Gilbert, she chronicles her husband's physical and moral decline through alcohol and debauchery in the dissipated aristocratic society. Ultimately she flees with her son, whom she desperately wishes to save from his father's influence. The depiction of marital strife and women's professional identification has also a strong moral message mitigated by Anne Brontë's belief in universal salvation. Most critics now consider The Tenant of Wildfell Hall to be one of the first feminist novels. May Sinclair, in 1913, said that "the slamming of [Helen's] bedroom door against her husband reverberated throughout Victorian England." In leaving her husband and taking away their child, Helen violates not only social conventions but also the early 19th century English law. Published: 1848 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Anne Brontë Genre: Literary Fiction Episode: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Brontë - Book 1, Part 3 Part: 3 of 3 Length Part: 6:10:51 Book: 1 Length Book: 17:04:54 Episodes: 36 - 53 of 53 Narrator: Expatriate Language: English Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: artist, woman artist, alcoholism, marriage, gender relations, domestic violence, marital strife, universal salvation, social conventions, english law, motherhood, displacement Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream.

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Brontë - Book 1, Part 2 Title: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Overview: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is the second and final novel written by English author Anne Brontë. It was first published in 1848 under the pseudonym Acton Bell. Probably the most shocking of the Brontës' novels, it had an instant and phenomenal success, but after Anne's death, her sister Charlotte prevented its re-publication in England until 1854. The novel is framed as a series of letters from Gilbert Markham to his friend about the events connected with his meeting a mysterious young widow, calling herself Helen Graham, who arrives at Wildfell Hall, an Elizabethan mansion which has been empty for many years, with her young son and a servant. Contrary to the early 19th century norms, she pursues an artist's career and makes an income by selling her pictures. Her strict seclusion soon gives rise to gossip in the neighboring village and she becomes a social outcast. Refusing to believe anything scandalous about her, Gilbert befriends her and discovers her past. In the diary she gives Gilbert, she chronicles her husband's physical and moral decline through alcohol and debauchery in the dissipated aristocratic society. Ultimately she flees with her son, whom she desperately wishes to save from his father's influence. The depiction of marital strife and women's professional identification has also a strong moral message mitigated by Anne Brontë's belief in universal salvation. Most critics now consider The Tenant of Wildfell Hall to be one of the first feminist novels. May Sinclair, in 1913, said that "the slamming of [Helen's] bedroom door against her husband reverberated throughout Victorian England." In leaving her husband and taking away their child, Helen violates not only social conventions but also the early 19th century English law. Published: 1848 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Anne Brontë Genre: Literary Fiction Episode: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Brontë - Book 1, Part 2 Part: 2 of 3 Length Part: 5:57:46 Book: 1 Length Book: 17:04:54 Episodes: 18 - 35 of 53 Narrator: Expatriate Language: English Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: artist, woman artist, alcoholism, marriage, gender relations, domestic violence, marital strife, universal salvation, social conventions, english law, motherhood, displacement Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream.

In this podcast, they discuss the shocking and controversial novel 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall' written by Anne Brontë. The story revolves around a mysterious widow named Helen Graham and her past. The podcast also explores the themes of marital strife and women's professional identification. Each chapter delves into the relationships between the characters, their debates, observations, and the spread of scandalous rumors. The narrator's own struggles with artistic expression and doubts about love are prevalent throughout. Overall, this podcast offers an intriguing analysis of the novel and provides insights into the characters and their complex interactions.