Amy is such a fan of today’s book, Poor Dear Theodora! by Florence Irwin (1920), that she pretty much started this entire podcast just to talk about it! But will first-time-reader Katja enjoy it as well? Tune in to find out! Plus the hosts continue their exploration of the life of artist Charles Dana Gibson, this time discussing the launch of his career as a professional artist.
Topics and shout-outs in this episode include: Charles Dana Gibson, the Gibson Girl, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Elizabeth Camden, Sam Heughan, Outlander, Simon Garfield, Redwall, Fairfield Downey, Life Magazine, the Gilded Age, the Progressive Era, Kelly Clarkson, L.M. Montgomery, marriage, divorce, suffrage, prohibition, World War One, working conditions, the Art Students’ League of New York, photo-engraving, the nouveau riche, the New York Times, book hangovers, fan fiction, and the game of bridge.