https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/round-the-sofa--6882987enBooksCopyright Culture and Heritage classicshttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/814d6f8428a6cdca53c7af9d4929f281.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/round-the-sofa--6882987Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:27:10 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellCulture and Heritage classicsspreaker26@adfreesounds.comStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. This 1859 work...falsef083ca89-277c-57a8-ac27-eb3cdc276ab9episodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/prejudices-first-series-h-l-mencken--75034463https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75034463Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:02:52 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell"Prejudices, First Series" by H. L. Mencken offers a sharp and insightful examination of various social and cultural issues through the lens of the author's distinctive wit and critical perspective. Mencken's essays challenge conventional wisdom and...25253falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/house-behind-the-cedars-charles-waddell-chesnutt--74440232https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74440232Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:05:04 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell"House Behind the Cedars" by Charles Waddell Chesnutt explores themes of race, identity, and the complexities of social acceptance in a deeply divided society. Set in the post-Civil War South, the narrative delves into the lives of individuals...27001falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/faces-and-places-sir-henry-w-lucy--74388470https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74388470Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:05:01 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell"Faces and Places" by Sir Henry W. Lucy invites listeners on a captivating journey through the vivid landscapes and intriguing personalities of his time. This collection showcases Lucy's sharp observations and keen wit, reflecting the social and...25160falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/harper-s-young-people-vol-01-issue-36-july-6-1880-various--74313466https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74313466Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:04:28 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell"Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 36, July 6, 1880" is a captivating collection that reflects the interests and imaginations of youth in the late 19th century. 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This work delves into themes of redemption, the duality of existence, and the...26486falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lucky-piece-a-story-of-the-north-woods-albert-bigelow-paine--73768014https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73768014Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:03:42 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell"Lucky Piece: A Story of the North Woods" by Albert Bigelow Paine invites listeners into the enchanting wilderness of the North Woods, where themes of fortune and serendipity unfold in a rich narrative. This timeless tale captures the essence of...21819falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sunshine-and-snow-harold-bindloss--73734755https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73734755Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:03:54 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell"Sunshine and Snow" by Harold Bindloss invites listeners into a world where contrasting elements of nature symbolize the dualities of life. 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Known for his wit and humor, Leacock's essays provide timeless insights into...20054falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mother-s-nursery-tales-katharine-pyle--73661631https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73661631Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:50:41 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell"Mother’s Nursery Tales" by Katharine Pyle is a charming collection that invites listeners into a world of whimsical stories designed to enchant young minds. These tales, rich with imagination and moral lessons, capture the essence of childhood wonder...23777falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/interpretation-of-keats-s-endymion-henry-clement-notcutt--73638007https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73638007Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:17:11 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellHenry Clement Notcutt's "Interpretation of Keats's Endymion" delves into the rich themes and intricate beauty of John Keats's narrative poem, exploring its depth and significance. This insightful analysis is a treasure for those seeking to understand...13197falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/meaning-of-life-and-other-essays-alban-goodier-s-j--73595868https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73595868Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:50:42 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell"Meaning of Life and Other Essays" by Alban Goodier, S.J., delves into profound reflections on existence, faith, and the human experience. Goodier's essays explore the essence of life, encouraging listeners to ponder their own beliefs and the...14351falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/children-s-stories-that-never-grow-old-various--73558631https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73558631Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:17:15 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell"Children's stories that never grow old" is a delightful collection that brings together timeless tales cherished by generations. These stories capture the essence of childhood wonder and imagination, reminding listeners of the joy and simplicity...8961falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/woman-and-war-olive-schreiner--73521728https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73521728Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:20:07 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell"Woman and War" by Olive Schreiner explores the intricate relationship between gender and conflict, delving into the roles women play in times of war. Schreiner's poignant reflections challenge traditional notions of masculinity and femininity,...3113falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/028-the-half-brothers--70101988https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70101988Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:41:26 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. 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This 1859 work...2018aristocracy,culture,essays,fiction,gaskell,ghosts,gothic,history,relationships,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/023-half-a-life-time-ago-part-5--70101981https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70101981Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:41:04 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. This 1859 work...1585aristocracy,culture,essays,fiction,gaskell,ghosts,gothic,history,relationships,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/022-half-a-life-time-ago-part-4--70101980https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70101980Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:41:01 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. This 1859 work...845aristocracy,culture,essays,fiction,gaskell,ghosts,gothic,history,relationships,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/021-half-a-life-time-ago-part-3--70101979https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70101979Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:40:59 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. 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This 1859 work...790aristocracy,culture,essays,fiction,gaskell,ghosts,gothic,history,relationships,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/019-half-a-life-time-ago-part-1--70101976https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70101976Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:40:53 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. This 1859 work...2362aristocracy,culture,essays,fiction,gaskell,ghosts,gothic,history,relationships,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/018-the-doom-of-the-griffiths-part-2--70101975https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70101975Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:40:48 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. This 1859 work...2955aristocracy,culture,essays,fiction,gaskell,ghosts,gothic,history,relationships,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/017-the-doom-of-the-griffiths-part-1--70101974https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70101974Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:40:43 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. This 1859 work...3175aristocracy,culture,essays,fiction,gaskell,ghosts,gothic,history,relationships,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/016-an-accursed-race--70101971https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70101971Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:40:37 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. This 1859 work...2941aristocracy,culture,essays,fiction,gaskell,ghosts,gothic,history,relationships,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/015-my-lady-ludlow-part-14--70101970https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70101970Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:40:32 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. This 1859 work...2442aristocracy,culture,essays,fiction,gaskell,ghosts,gothic,history,relationships,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/014-my-lady-ludlow-part-13--70101969https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70101969Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:40:28 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. This 1859 work...2232aristocracy,culture,essays,fiction,gaskell,ghosts,gothic,history,relationships,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/013-my-lady-ludlow-part-12--70101966https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70101966Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:40:24 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. This 1859 work...2658aristocracy,culture,essays,fiction,gaskell,ghosts,gothic,history,relationships,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/012-my-lady-ludlow-part-11--70101965https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70101965Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:40:19 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. This 1859 work...2091aristocracy,culture,essays,fiction,gaskell,ghosts,gothic,history,relationships,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/011-my-lady-ludlow-part-10--70101964https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70101964Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:40:15 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. This 1859 work...1908aristocracy,culture,essays,fiction,gaskell,ghosts,gothic,history,relationships,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/010-my-lady-ludlow-part-9--70101963https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70101963Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:40:12 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. This 1859 work...2081aristocracy,culture,essays,fiction,gaskell,ghosts,gothic,history,relationships,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/009-my-lady-ludlow-part-8--70101961https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70101961Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:40:08 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. This 1859 work...2260aristocracy,culture,essays,fiction,gaskell,ghosts,gothic,history,relationships,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/008-my-lady-ludlow-part-7--70101960https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70101960Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:40:04 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. This 1859 work...2043aristocracy,culture,essays,fiction,gaskell,ghosts,gothic,history,relationships,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/007-my-lady-ludlow-part-6--70101959https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70101959Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:40:00 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. This 1859 work...2042aristocracy,culture,essays,fiction,gaskell,ghosts,gothic,history,relationships,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/006-my-lady-ludlow-part-5--70101958https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70101958Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:39:56 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. This 1859 work...1956aristocracy,culture,essays,fiction,gaskell,ghosts,gothic,history,relationships,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/005-my-lady-ludlow-part-4--70101957https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70101957Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:39:52 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. This 1859 work...1849aristocracy,culture,essays,fiction,gaskell,ghosts,gothic,history,relationships,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/004-my-lady-ludlow-part-3--70101954https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70101954Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:39:49 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. This 1859 work...1851aristocracy,culture,essays,fiction,gaskell,ghosts,gothic,history,relationships,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/003-my-lady-ludlow-part-2--70101953https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70101953Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:39:45 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. This 1859 work...2126aristocracy,culture,essays,fiction,gaskell,ghosts,gothic,history,relationships,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/002-my-lady-ludlow-part-1--70101952https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70101952Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:39:37 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. This 1859 work...2393aristocracy,culture,essays,fiction,gaskell,ghosts,gothic,history,relationships,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/001-round-the-sofa--70101951https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70101951Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:39:32 +0000Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellStep into the enchanting world of Round the Sofa, a collection of captivating tales by the remarkable Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell, whom Charles Dickens affectionately dubbed his “dear Scheherazade” for her extraordinary storytelling prowess. This 1859 work...1074aristocracy,culture,essays,fiction,gaskell,ghosts,gothic,history,relationships,storiesfalsefull