The Book Club

Goalhanger 33 - 32. A Month in the Country: Is This the Greatest Novella Ever Written?

The Book Club, hosted by Dominic Sandbrook and Tabitha Syrett, brings the historical context behind famous books to life. Each week, the hosts explore a classic or contemporary title, unpacking the world in which it was written and the story behind its author. This is not your typical literature podcast: The Book Club educates AND entertains, leaving you knowing some of the greatest stories ever told.

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The Book Club

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32. A Month in the Country: Is This the Greatest Novella Ever Written?

31. Lord Of The Flies: Survival Of The Fittest

30. Lolita: Nabokov’s Twisted Masterpiece?

29. Rebecca: Daphne du Maurier’s Gothic Epic

28. Hemingway’s Spanish Civil War: For Whom The Bell Tolls

27. Brave New World: The Dystopia That Came True?

26. Mafia and Mystery: Is ‘My Brilliant Friend’ the Greatest Novel of the Century?

25. The Thirty-Nine Steps: The First James Bond

24. Jane Austen, Nazis and Murder: The Ultimate Summer Reading List

23. The Odyssey Retold: Circe, Monsters and Myth

22. The Leopard: The Greatest Historical Novel Ever Written?

21. The Wind In The Willows: How A Bedtime Story Became An Icon

20. Game of Thrones: The Horrifying True Story Behind A Song of Ice and Fire

19. Little Women: The Secret Sadness of a Classic

18. The Code Of The Woosters: The Funniest Book Ever Written?

17. Oscar Wilde's Downfall: The Picture of Dorian Gray

16. The Hunger Games: Rebellion and Violence In Dystopian America

15. Mrs Dalloway: Woolf, Sexuality, and Change

14. Beloved: Memory, Morrison, and Modern American Fiction

13. The Woman In White: Victorians, Sensation, and Scandal

12. A Court of Thorns and Roses: ''Fairy Smut'' or Fantasy Sensation?

11. The Hound of the Baskervilles: Mystery, Folklore, and Sherlock Holmes

10. East Of Eden: Steinbeck, Sin, and Redemption

9. Normal People: Class, Ireland, and Heartbreak

8. Northern Lights: Dogma, Destiny, and Dæmons

7. Frankenstein: Horror, Humanity, and Hubris

6. The Secret History: Dark Academia, Greek Myth, and Murder

5. Nineteen Eighty-Four: Big Brother, Surveillance, and Fear

4. Hamnet: Love, Grief, and Motherhood

3. The Great Gatsby: Old Money, Murder, and the American Dream

2. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro: Cloning, Free Will, and Soulmates

1. Wuthering Heights: Passion, Violence, and Revenge on the Moors

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