A home for booklovers
I work in a large office resembling that of Joseph K.'s in Orson Welles' adaptation of The Trial. It is not an environment bustling with readers. Rather, it is the sort of place where the carrying of a book is regarded with suspicion by some and vague amusement by others. So I can't stress enough how grateful I am to have found The History of Literature podcast, I feel I'm in the company of kindred souls every time I listen. I enjoy the programme so much in fact that I have begun to rather like my walk into work, while previously I felt each morning like some condemned man catching his last glimpses of freedom before crossing The Bridge of Sighs. If you love books this podcast will engage you, inspire you, lead you to revisit old favourites, and direct you to writers and works that perhaps you've yet to explore.Read full review »
Dr. Aira via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 09/14/17
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Dear Jacke, I hope everything is ok with you, and if it is, we all want u back ASAP, we all miss your entertaining and insightful podcasts, and miss that unique and memorable voice we have become familiar with over the past 180 episodes.. eagerly awaiting your return - your loyal listeners..
thomas melbourne via Apple Podcasts · Australia · 07/20/19
Fun
Jacke is a fun host. I like when he brings "guests" on like Edgar Allen Poe, and guests like some of the more recent professors and such. I haven't listened through the full back catalog, only about 15 deep, but the sound quality is great, editing is great, and the books he picks are...Read full review »
CheeseyGal via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 02/18/18
I can't stop listening to this. I might need an intervention soon.Read full review »
Mahmoud A. via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/02/17
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