Lost Ladies of Lit
A book podcast hosted by writing partners Amy Helmes and Kim Askew. Guests include biographers, journalists, authors, and cultural historians discussing lost classics by women writers. You can support Lost Ladies of Lit by visiting https://www.patreon.com/c/LostLadiesofLit339.
Lost Ladies of Lit
HIATUS ENCORE: Nora May French with Catherine Prendergast
In this encore presentation, we’re reviving a literary suicide scandal that took place among some of the biggest names in the West Coast’s early 20th century bohemian society. Joining us to discuss lost poet Nora May French and her life—and death—is Catherine Prendergast, author of the riveting book The Gilded Edge: Two Audacious Women and the Cyanide Love Triangle That Shook America.
Discussed in this episode:
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
“The Spanish Girl” by Nora May French
Lost Ladies of Lit episode on Charmian Kittredge London with Iris Dunkle
“Ave Atque Vale” by Algernon Charles Swinburne
“Ave Atque Vale” by Nora May French
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