Chris Riddell, illustrator and political cartoonist, discusses his fascination with the illustrations of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. They explore the pseudonym 'Lewis Carroll' and the theme of identity in the book. Tea and food in the story are also highlighted. The significance of Dodgion's rooms, Alice's garden, and the Cheshire Cat are discussed, along with their visit to Christchurch. The chapter concludes with reflections on Lewis Carroll's Wonderland and the White Knight.

Muriel Spark in Edinburgh. The journalist Alan Taylor joins the Brodie set on a walk around Edinburgh with Henry. They discuss The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark, visiting the site of James Gillespie’s High School (Spark’s alma mater and the model for Marcia Blaine school in the novel), as well as her childhood home on Bruntsfield Place and tracing the route taken by Miss Brodie and her girls across the Meadows and through the Grassmarket, Lawnmarket and the High Street. Penguin Modern Classics edition of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Sparkhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/56927/the-prime-of-miss-jean-brodie/9780141181424.html Appointment in Arezzo: A Friendship with Muriel Spark by Alan Taylorhttps://birlinn.co.uk/product/appointment-in-arezzo-2/ Alan Taylorhttps://www.scottishreviewofbooks.org/contributors/alan-taylor/ Muriel Spark Centenary Editions (Polygon)https://birlinn.co.uk/muriel-spark/ James Gillespie’s High Schoolhttps://www.jamesgillespies.co.uk/ Curriculum Vitae by Muriel Sparkhttps://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9781847771025 Canongate audiobook of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, read by Miriam Margolyeshttps://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Prime-of-Miss-Jean-Brodie-Audiobook/B006K4FPGE  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Keats in Hampstead. The poet and biographer Sir Andrew Motion, former Poet Laureate, strolls around the village of Hampstead with Henry. They discuss the short life and luscious poetry of John Keats, walking on the Heath, visiting Leigh Hunt’s house in the Vale of Health and finishing at Wentworth Place (now Keats House), where they meet its principal curator, Rob Shakespeare. Penguin Classics editions of Keats: Selected Poemshttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/33867/selected-poems--keats/9780140424478.htmlhttps://apple.co/3IE3ZMC Complete Poemshttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/33699/the-complete-poems/9780140422108.htmlhttps://apple.co/3H4pUMy Selected Lettershttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/177598/selected-letters/9780141192796.htmlhttps://apple.co/3FUzvUxSo Bright and Delicate: Love Letters and Poems of John Keats to Fanny Brawne (introduced by Jane Campion)https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/60470/so-bright-and-delicate--love-letters-and-poems-of-john-keats-to-/9780141442471.htmlhttps://apple.co/33kffP9 Andrew Motionhttps://poets.org/poet/andrew-motion Keats by Andrew Motionhttps://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571346660-keats/ The Invention of Dr Cake by Andrew Motionhttps://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571216321-the-invention-of-dr-cake/Keats Househttps://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/attractions-museums-entertainment/keats-house Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Margaret Cavendish beyond the North Pole. The polar researcher Dr Michael Bravo Joins Henry in Cambridge to discuss The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish, the maverick Duchess of Newcastle. Blending fantasy, philosophy and seventeenth-century science, they visit the Polar Museum, the Whipple Museum and Cambridge University Library. They meet Dr Joshua Nall, an expert on the history of science, and Dr Emily Dourish, deputy keeper of rare books. Penguin Classics editions of The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendishhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/34205/the-blazing-world-and-other-writings/9780140433722.htmlhttps://apple.co/3IAMNY5 Penguin audiobook of The Blazing World, read by Abigail Thawhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/34205/the-blazing-world-and-other-writings/9780141993393.htmlhttps://apple.co/3u6gpIK Michael Bravohttps://www.geog.cam.ac.uk/people/bravo/ North Pole by Michael Bravohttp://www.reaktionbooks.co.uk/display.asp?ISB=9781789140088 The Polar Museumhttps://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/ The Whipple Museumhttps://www.whipplemuseum.cam.ac.uk/ The Cambridge University Library Rare Books Departmenthttps://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/departments/rare-books Joshua Nallhttps://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/directory/nall Emily Dourishhttps://twitter.com/emilydourish?lang=en Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anne Fogarty, Professor of James Joyce and Ulysses, joins Henry in Dublin to recreate a day in the life of Leopold Bloom. They discuss the significance of locations in Ulysses such as the Martello Tower, Eccles Street, Davy Byrnes, and the National Library. They also explore the challenges James Joyce faced in publishing Ulysses, symbolism and repulsion in the novel, and the future and legacy of Ulysses.

George Orwell in Airstrip One. The writer and director Robert Icke joins Henry to explore the real-world locations in London that inspired George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. Together they tour the Ministry of Truth, the Ministry of Love and Room 101. Robert co-adapted and co-directed the award-winning 2013 stage adaptation 1984, which has played on the West End and Broadway and toured the UK, the USA and Australia. Penguin Modern Classics editions of Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwellhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/57013/nineteen-eighty-four/9780141187761.htmlhttps://apple.co/32u5uNJ Penguin audiobook of Nineteen Eighty-Four, read by Peter Capaldihttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1057013/nineteen-eighty-four/9780141989969.htmlhttps://apple.co/3fSibVQRobert Ickehttps://roberticke.com/Robert Icke’s production of 1984https://headlong.co.uk/productions/1984/https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/1984-9781350262713/UCL Senate Househttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/using-library/libraries-and-study-spaces/ucl-senate-house-hub BBC Broadcasting Househttps://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/buildings/broadcasting-house/ Untitled (Room 101) by Rachel Whitereadhttp://www.modusoperandi-art.com/projects/bbc_untitled_room_101/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the Road with Penguin Classics is a literary podcast that takes a stroll around the world's favourite books. In each episode, author Henry Eliot travels to a different literary location to explore a brilliant book in the company of remarkable readers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

George Eliot in Nuneaton. The novelist Louis de Bernières explores the landscape around Nuneaton in Warwickshire, the birthplace of Mary Ann Evans, or George Eliot. They discuss The Mill on the Floss, visiting the Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery and the Griff House Beefeater, which was Eliot's childhood home and the inspiration for Dorlcote Mill in the novel. They also meet Adam Weaver, land agent of the Arbury Estate, the same position held by Eliot’s father. Penguin Classics edition of The Mill on the Floss by George Eliothttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/60341/the-mill-on-the-floss/9780141439624.htmlAudiobook: https://books.apple.com/gb/audiobook/the-mill-on-the-floss/id1528313409?itsct=books_toolbox&itscg=30200&ct=audio-books_the_mill_on_the_floss&ls=1Ebook: https://books.apple.com/gb/book/the-mill-on-the-floss/id374227455?itsct=books_toolbox&itscg=30200&ct=books_the_mill_on_the_floss&ls=1 Louis de Bernièreshttps://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/1017789/louis-de-bernieres.html Nuneaton Museum and Art Galleryhttps://www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk/info/20038/museum_and_art_gallery/160/museum_and_art_gallery Griff House Beefeaterhttps://www.beefeater.co.uk/en-gb/locations/warwickshire/griff-house The Arbury Estatehttps://arburyestate.co.uk/ George Eliot walking tour of Nuneatonhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/features/george-eliot/george-eliot-walking-tour.shtml Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Selvon in Bayswater. The author and editor Susheila Nasta, Selvon’s literary executor, coasts a lime around the Water with Henry. They discuss The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon, visiting Bayswater, Hyde Park and Piccadilly Circus, and discussing the experience of Caribbean migrants in 1950s London. They meet Howard Jeffery, Chairman of the Pepperpot Centre, a community centre for older Caribbean residents in west London. Penguin Modern Classics edition of The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvonhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/57514/the-lonely-londoners/9780141188416.htmlEbook: https://books.apple.com/gb/book/the-lonely-londoners/id913000990?itsct=books_toolbox&itscg=30200&ct=books_the_lonely_londoners&ls=1 Susheila Nastahttps://www.qmul.ac.uk/sed/staff/nastas.htmlhttps://twitter.com/susheila_nasta Wasafirihttps://www.wasafiri.org/ The Pepperpot Centrehttps://www.pepperpotcentre.org.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laurence Sterne in Coxwold. The screenwriter and children’s author Frank Cottrell Boyce, who wrote the screenplay for A Cock and Bull Story (the 2005 film adaptation of Tristram Shandy), digresses around the little village of Coxwold in North Yorkshire with Henry. They discuss Laurence Sterne’s novel and veer off on various tangents as they meander from St Michael’s Church, where Sterne was perpetual curate, to Shandy Hall, where he wrote most of Tristram Shandy. They meet the curator, Patrick Wildgust, who guides them through the eccentric building. Penguin Classics edition of Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sternehttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/60349/the-life-and-opinions-of-tristram-shandy--gentleman/9780141439778.htmlAudiobook: https://books.apple.com/gb/audiobook/tristram-shandy-abridged/id1440419496?itsct=books_toolbox&itscg=30200&ct=audio-books_tristram_shandy_%28abridged%29&ls=1Ebook: https://books.apple.com/gb/book/the-life-and-opinions-of-tristram-shandy-gentleman/id374433539?itsct=books_toolbox&itscg=30200&ct=books_the_life_and_opinions_of_tristram&ls=1 Frank Cottrell Boycehttps://twitter.com/frankcottrell_b A Cock and Bull Story, dir. Michael Winterbottomhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0423409/ Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boycehttps://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/frank-cottrellboyce/cosmic/9781529008777 Shandy Hall & The Laurence Sterne Trusthttps://www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/ St Michael’s Churchhttps://www.coxwoldvillage.org/index.php/coxwold-church-north-yorkshire-st-michael-and-all-angels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.