Harmless Lunatics Out for a Holiday

02/21/23 • 44 min

Are all old books worth reading... even bad ones? The very existence of The Gibson Girl Review is threatened as Amy and Katja take up the challenge of defending the relevance and readability of Miss Bayle's Romance by William Fraser Rae (1887)—a book they actually did not enjoy. Plus they follow young Charles Dana Gibson on his very first trip to Europe. CLICK HERE for complete show notes, including a link to download today's book for FREE! Topics and shout-outs in this episode include: Charles Dana Gibson, the Gibson Girl, the Gilded Age, Satchmo, John Hughes, the Enneagram, George du Maurier, Punch, Sir Walter Scott, Richard Wilkinson, American heiresses, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, London, Paris, the Atelier Julien, gambling professions, the Grand Tour, European aristocrats, Downton Abbey, HBO's The Gilded Age, Queen Victoria, the Prince of Wales, Life Magazine, and British elections.

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Caught in the Mesh of the Modern Whirligig

Amy is such a fan of today's book, Florence Irwin's Poor Dear Theodora! (1920), that she pretty much started this entire podcast just to talk about it! But will first-time-reader Katja enjoy it as well? Tune in to find out! Plus the hosts continue their exploration of the life of artist Charles Dana Gibson, this time discussing the launch of his career as a professional artist. CLICK HERE for complete show notes, including a link to download today's book for FREE! Topics and shout-outs in this episode include: Charles Dana Gibson, the Gibson Girl, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Elizabeth Camden, Sam Heughan, Outlander, Simon Garfield, Redwall, Fairfield Downey, Life Magazine, the Gilded Age, the Progressive Era, Kelly Clarkson, L.M. Montgomery, marriage, divorce, suffrage, prohibition, World War One, working conditions, the Art Students' League of New York, photo-engraving, the nouveau riche, the New York Times, book hangovers, fan fiction, and the game of bridge.

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Sometimes, Even Today, There Is the Chance Samaritan

Bring on the hearts and flowers... there's a new hero in town at The Gibson Girl Review, and Amy and Katja are in love! Richard Harding Davis makes his debut on the podcast with his heartwarming tale, Her First Appearance (1892), and leaves our hosts breathless for more. Plus they introduce the Gibson Girl herself, and explore just what Charles Dana Gibson's work meant to women at the turn of the 20th century. CLICK HERE for complete show notes, including a link to download today's book for FREE! Topics and shout-outs in today's episode include: Charles Dana Gibson, the Gibson Girl, the Gibson Man, the Gilded Age, the Progressive Era, Teddy Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, San Juan Hill, the Spanish-American War, Mount Rushmore, theatrical life, acting, Sean Connery, friendship, family loyalty, Goodreads, Harrison Ford, Ernest Hemingway, The Modern Woman, the New York Times, the Good Samaritan, social justice, Batman, George du Maurier, William Fraser Rae, Miss Bayle's Romance, historical romantic suspense, and the King's Daughters Writing camp.