Happy Spooky times to one and all, This October we shall be narrating American author, Edgar Allan Poe's famously eerie poem “The Raven.” It was published in the New York Evening Mirror On January 29, 1845 and was equally praised and panned by critics of the day. The poem made Poe famous throughout both England and America.  Most everyone already knows of the story, but in rereading, recording, and editing this episode Owen learned many more of the details of the story and has many more questions about it. How good is your knowledge of “The Raven?” Are there any bits that you were surpr ..read more

Hello historians, Today Owen narrates Chapter 13 of Lady Audley’s Secret Published in the London Journal from 1863 The Victorian Periodical Parade podcast is a time traveling vessel, going back 160 years to see what folks were interested in, and how they lived their daily lives.  As it turns out they were folks just like us, coming up with reasons to do things, reasons for why things happened, and attempting to make sense of it all. There is much that we can learn about our daily life, by reading stories from the Victorian Era. So far Lady Audley’s Secret has been about middle to upper ..read more

Hallo friends, Today Owen narrates Chapter 12 of Lady Audley’s Secret Published in the London Journal from 1863 The Victorian Periodical Parade podcast is a time traveling vessel, going back 160 years to see what folks were interested in, and how they lived their daily lives.  As it turns out they were folks just like us, coming up with reasons to do things, reasons for why things happened, and attempting to make sense of it all. There is much that we can learn about our daily life, by reading stories from the Victorian Era. So far Lady Audley’s Secret has been about middle to upper cla ..read more

Hello listeners old and new, Today Owen narrates Chapter 11 of Lady Audley’s Secret Published in the London Journal from 1863 The Victorian Periodical Parade travels back in time 160 years to see what folks were interested in reading, learning about, and how they lived their daily lives.  They were folks just like us coming up with reasons to do things, reasons for why things happened, and making sense of it all. There is much that we can learn about daily life in the Victorian Era simply from reading their stories. So far Lady Audley’s Secret has been about middle to upper class life, w ..read more

Hello hello lovely people, Today Owen reads Chapter 10 of Lady Audley’s Secret Published in the London Journal from 1863 The Victorian Periodical Parade travels back in time 160 years to see what folks were interested in reading, learning about, and how they lived their daily lives.  They were folks just like us coming up with reasons to do things, reasons for why things happened, and making sense of it all. There is much that we can learn about daily life in the Victorian Era simply from reading their stories. So far Lady Audley’s Secret has been about middle to upper class life, with a ..read more

Welcome back lovely people, ------------- Today Owen reads Chapter 9 of Lady Audley’s Secret Published in the London Journal from 1863 The Victorian Periodical Parade travels back in time 160 years to see what folks were interested in reading, learning about, and how they lived their daily lives.  They were folks just like us coming up with reasons to do things, reasons for why things happened, and making sense of it all. There is much that we can learn about daily life in the Victorian Era simply from reading their stories. So far Lady Audley’s Secret has been about middle to upper class ..read more

Why hello there, Today Kari Nixon, PhD, reads Miscellany from the April 11th edition Of the London Journal from 1863 Welcome back to Victorian Periodical Parade, 160 years ago folks were still interested in royal weddings, wildlife, and how to wear your hair to your wedding reception. They were folks just like us coming up with reasons to do things, reasons for why things happened, and making sense of it all.  Today Kari reads through the miscellaneous articles included in the publication along with Chapters 8 and 9 of Lady Audley’s Secret. Will you be able to guess the plot twist of the ..read more

Hallu Hallu, Today Owen reads Chapter 8 of Lady Audley’s Secret Published in the London Journal from 1863 Welcome back to Victorian Periodical Parade, 160 years ago folks were still interested in royal weddings, wildlife, and how to wear your hair to your wedding reception. They were folks just like us coming up with reasons to do things, reasons for why things happened, and making sense of it all.  Today Owen reads Chapter 8 of Lady Audley’s Secret. Alicia Audley is determined to meet George Talboys and her first cousin Robert Audley while they are still in town, so that she can invite ..read more

Hello there, Today Owen Narrates "Lady Audley's Secret" Chapter 3 Written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon Published in the London Journal 1863 Welcome back to the Victorian Periodical Parade. Welcome to the reading of Chapter 3 of Lady Audley’s Secret. My name is Owen and I have messed up again, this Chapter is being published out of order. I have done this before, and I will try not to do this again. I have been assisting Dr. Kari Nixon by reading the fiction portions of the 1863 bound annual edition. In this nice collection of literature we find connections between folks of the Victorians Era, 160 ..read more

Welcome dear listeners to another narration of Lady Audley's Secret. This time we are in Chapter 4. Has George Talboys made land yet? Who do we get to meet in this Chapter? Why was Lucy keeping that item in a secret compartment of her jewelry box? Well, we answer a few of these questions, but a few still remain elusive. Join us next time for a breakdown from Kari Nixon PhD! Have a great week --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/victorianparade/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/victorianparade/support ..read more