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Hidden Histories
The New Statesman History Podcast
Welcome to Hidden Histories, hosted by Helen Lewis. In each series we explore a subject that the textbooks hid, held-back or hijacked, starting with “The Great Forgetting: women writers before Austen”. For more, head to newstatesman.com/podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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4.2 stars from 28 ratings
interesting, fun and revealing
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“Thank you for opening my eyes to the “great forgetting” and for getting me to know many unexpected figures of women writers. This podcast sheds a different light on a literary period that I thought a bit boring and certainly not as rich and nuanced as it turns out to be. Also, it presents many...”Read full review »
annaaglietti via Apple Podcasts ·
Italy ·
06/10/18
Fantastic series, please make some more!
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“I really really really loved this podcast and I'm gutted it's finished.”
BattenburgL via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/12/17
One of my favourite podcasts!
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“I've absolutely loved this podcasts. It's incredibly interesting, wonderfully discussed and both the presenter and all her guests fabulous - I can't recommend it highly enough and I'm just sad there aren't any more!”
beckie_lee via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/03/17
Recent Episodes
Welcome to the final episode of our Hidden Histories series - The Great Forgetting: women writers before Austen. This week, Helen Lewis, Sophie Coulombeau and Liz Edwards discuss why so many of the era’s female writers are absent from the canon, why we think what we say is good is good, and how...
Published 05/18/16
Published 05/18/16
Welcome to the Hidden Histories podcast. This week, Helen Lewis and our guests Sophie Coulombeau, Liz Edwards and Jennie Batchelor thrash out the impossible question: Who is the most interesting female writer of the Eighteenth Century? Liz chooses Hester Thrale Piozzi, Sophie makes the case for...
Published 05/13/16
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