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**CraftLit**

CraftLit — Annotated Audiobooks for Busy People

Love classic literature…or wish you did?

CraftLit is a weekly podcast featuring classic audiobook chapters paired with entertaining literary commentary that makes great books easier—and more fun—to understand. Host Heather Ordover explains historical references, vocabulary, and cultural context before each chapter so listeners can fully enjoy the story.

Think of it as a global book club for classic literature, perfect for listening while commuting, crafting, walking, or doing chores.

CraftLit has been in continuous weekly production since 2006, making it one of the longest-running literature podcasts. Listeners also send in voicemail comments that keep the show feeling like a lively reading group.

Authors featured include:

• Jane Austen
• Mark Twain
• Elizabeth Gaskell
• Mary Shelley
• Wilkie Collins
• Alexandre Dumas
• Robert Louis Stevenson

Recent and current readings include Mark Twain’s Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc and Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cranford.

Classic audiobooks—because loving great books in a busy world is tough.

Latest Episodes:

427: Ch 36 — The Count of Monte Cristo Sep 09, 2016

Show notes

Book talk starts at 8:24

The War of the Worlds sneak peek (with pictures!!!) * dragée
Jacques Callot
Astarte
The Bear and the Pasha
livery
Nestor
Ulysses
Circe
écu
baiocco
Pope Gregory XVI
Manfred
Manfred (fr)
Lara, a Tale

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426: Ch 35 — The Count of Monte Cristo Aug 19, 2016

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Book talk starts at 4:24

The War of the Worlds sneak peek (with pictures!!!)
Fuller's Earth Clay from Mountain Rose Herbs (and check out the second paragraph!!!) - follow them @MtnRoseHerbs, and moreon how you can use the stuff.
Three Men in a Boat is now in the shop! If you missed it as a Premium Member, now you can download the whole shebang and giggle through the dog days of summer.
Confetti and how to make it (scroll down)
BJ Harrison's Count of Monte Cristo - so so so good on this chapter.
Remains of the Day and Jane Steele

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425: Ch 34 — The Count of Monte Cristo Aug 12, 2016

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Book talk starts at 6:39

vomitorio
Vestal Virgins
Ignus Fatuii
Trastevere is awesome.
Teatro Argentina
By Giovanni Paolo Panini - Web Gallery of Art: Image Info about artwork, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7013028
Bouffe
Countess G___ is Teresa Guiccioli
Lord Ruthven
Ring of Gyges Ways to subscribe to CraftLit: your weekly annotated audiobook podcast:
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424: Ch 33 — The Count of Monte Cristo Jul 22, 2016

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Book talk starts at 4:24

9.14 - Garter Stitch Pie Shawl
14.14 - Giant stash cowl
39.41 - Graphic Design class
39.51 - Duck Graphic
57.51 - Jane the virgin
59.46 - Telenovelas - Spanish soap operas
The Very Cool Roman Traffic Jam http://www.romeartlover.it/Vasi21ws.jpg
Cynosure
Poniard
By Birmingham Museums Trust - Birmingham Museums Trust, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38742145
How Mardi Gras works
Shepherds of the Landes: stilt walkers
Pulcinella
A Roman Map for You
From Spagna
Leave by Corso to the Porta del Popolo > and http://roma.andreapollett.com/S4/aurel11.htm so going against traffic > Porta San Giovanni and THEN the Coloseum.
All the Portas
Byron's response to seeing Rome
Dickens' response to seeing Rome
Twain's response to seeing Rome
And a huge thank you to Beckett Graham of History Chicks podcast
> For this link And > This link on the Old Man in the Mountain

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423: Chs 31-32 — The Count of Monte Cristo Jul 15, 2016

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Book talk starts at 05:00

1.02 - New family member
12.2 - Lepord Frog Yarn
14.06 - Cormo & Mohair
22.57 - Cast off project
24.4 - Knit two together bind off
38 - Bullet Journal
38.43 - Zentangle Craft Group
39.5 - Heather's zentagle a day
40.36 - Artitist Markers
Pic of Count's tangled web of people But beware the spoilers (save for later?)
If you have a sec, please take the poll
The French invasion of Algiers
James Fennimore Cooper
and his book Red Rover
Captain Marryat
Pope Leo
Adamastor
Raoul et al in "The Hugenots"
Little man in the blue cloak
Hashish

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422: Ch 30 — The Count of Monte Cristo Jul 08, 2016

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Book talk starts at 12:07

4.57 - Tour De Fleece Project
5.18 - Spinning
6.29 - Be Mice Elf
6.57 - Cognitive Fiber Retreat (Shout out to Dr Gemma!)
16.12 - Texas Caviar
17.28 - German Baby Pancakes
27.27 - LL Bean Netting Bug biting
28.25 - Non deet wind breaker
Thing 1 started his own Comix website Far From Reality Which we're all very excited about. He's at work on the Continuing Capers of Aardvark Man and his Nemesis The Lead Balloon!
If you have a sec, please [take the poll]()
Stoicism version one or version two
New Blog Love: Madame Bibi Lophile Recommends
CanebiÃ¨re (old high street) goes into the (old) port) - Hereâ€™s a 1720 map:... And the modern version (turned 90Â° to the left)
And a huge thank you to all of the new Patreon Patrons: Carol F, Laurie D, Margaret D, Melanie P, Sarah M, Darleen G

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421: Chs 28-29 — The Count of Monte Cristo Jul 01, 2016

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Book talk starts at 18:20

Museum of Natural History's That's-too-big-a-saurus (the Titanisaur) * Nankeen trousers * Historical Coclès * More than you ever wanted to know about the word Phlegmatic * from Tricia Simpson's CoMC

*From Sarah Color by Victoria Finlay

and Colour

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420: Ch 27 — The Count of Monte Cristo Jun 17, 2016

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Book talk starts at 10:20

on Cochineal and a cool article on the same
on Indigo and the Indigo grower dude
and poor old Lord Byron

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419: Ch 26 — The Count of Monte Cristo Jun 10, 2016

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Book talk starts at 18:24

embed Map! Add! Knock Thyself Out!
Pont du Garde Cool Roman Aqueduct you've seen before! By Benh LIEU SONG - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33474941
and literary writing in praise of the Pont du Garde
In case you wanted to scope out The Coloseo (Colosseum)
Random fact: Ridley Scott built a film-set-version of the Colosseum in Malta! (Only one million dollars! Whatabargain!)
In case you wanted to know more about the Plagues of Egypt
Why is the Inn failing? These canals had something to do with it.
Did you pick up on La Carconte and her Malaria ?
The fashion I mentioned to you, [especially on the women.]() Wow!
(Oy! Those sleeves!)
Caderousse's muleteer look was probably like this ,
or like this
3 cornered hat on Abbe? What does this tell us? Out of fashion?Oh Ross...
Fashion of the day in general can be seen on this AWESOME site you'll want to bookmark
Diamond box is covered with ... shagreen
Gastrointeritis
And about those 50k francs... If you're into the math behind these calculations (well, you'll prove yourself to be WAY smarter than I, but) If you're into the math behind these calculations (well, you'll prove yourself to be WAY smarter than I, but) you'll enjoy this page.

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418: Ch 25 — The Count of Monte Cristo May 20, 2016

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Book talk starts at 8:26

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