The History of Literature
Jacke Wilson / The Podglomerate
Amateur enthusiast Jacke Wilson journeys through the history of literature, from ancient epics to contemporary classics. Episodes are not in chronological order and you don't need to start at the beginning - feel free to jump in wherever you like! Find out more at historyofliterature.com and facebook.com/historyofliterature. Support the show by visiting patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. Contact the show at historyofliteraturepodcast@gmail.com.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on The History of Literature podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 4 episodes
Moby Dick
Herman Melville
#2 Mentioned in 4 episodes
War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy
#3 Mentioned in 4 episodes
Ulysses
James Joyce
#4 Mentioned in 4 episodes
The Dead
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John Huston
#5 Mentioned in 3 episodes
The Odyssey
Homer
#6 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Finnegans Wake
David Hayman
James Joyce
#7 Mentioned in 3 episodes
The scarlet letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
#8 Mentioned in 3 episodes
The Road
Tom Stechschulte
Cormac McCarthy
#9 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
#10 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Einstein's Dreams
Alan Lightman
#11 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Native Son
Richard Wright
#12 Mentioned in 2 episodes
An Immortal Book
Selected Writings by Sui Sin Far
Sui Sin Far
Victoria Namkung
Shuhua Xiong
Juliana Castro Varón
Jessi Haley
#13 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
#14 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
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James Joyce
#15 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Silent Woman
Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes
Janet Malcolm
#16 Mentioned in 2 episodes
THE DIAMOND AS BIG AS THE RITZ
F Scott Fitzgerald
#17 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Third Policeman
Flann O'Brien
#18 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
#19 Mentioned in 2 episodes
A Christmas carol
Jacqueline Goldfinger
#20 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Loving Sylvia Plath
Emily van Dyne
