Nudie Reads

In 1853 French writer Théophile Gautier visited Istanbul (then Constantinople) and found himself wooed by Turkish culture. His description of the Cemetery of Scutari is a romantic literary triumph. A most unusual travelogue. 🇹🇷🇫🇷🪦💀🌳 Get in touch: Email: nudiereads@gmail.com Web: https://about.me/nudiereads Instagram: instagram.com/nudiereads Podcast: https://anchor.fm/nudiereads Review: https://ratethispodcast.com/nudiereads

4 Nov 202120min

For Halloween 2021 The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs. A classic gothic horror story from 1902. Careful what you wish for. 🇬🇧✍️🐒😵🪦🧟‍♂️ Get in touch: Email: nudiereads@gmail.com Web: https://about.me/nudiereads Instagram: instagram.com/nudiereads Podcast: https://anchor.fm/nudiereads Review: https://ratethispodcast.com/nudiereads

31 Okt 202131min

The Baba Yaga is not, as John Wick would have it, the boogeyman of Russia. She's a horrid witch. One of her stories - there are many - was captured in the late 19th century by English Russo-phile William Ralston Shedden. A perfectly translated terror folktale for Halloween. 🇷🇺🪆🧙‍♀️🧹😱🙀 Get in touch: Email: nudiereads@gmail.com Web: https://about.me/nudiereads Instagram: instagram.com/nudiereads Podcast: https://anchor.fm/nudiereads Review: https://ratethispodcast.com/nudiereads

28 Okt 202111min

If you loved The Haunting of Bly Manor on Netflix you will love the original 1898 story by American Anglophile writer Henry James. A brilliantly written suffocating gothic horror. Perfect for Halloween week 2021. 🇺🇸🇬🇧👩‍🏫👦👧👨‍🌾🏰 Get in touch: Email: nudiereads@gmail.com Web: https://about.me/nudiereads Instagram: instagram.com/nudiereads Podcast: https://anchor.fm/nudiereads Review: https://ratethispodcast.com/nudiereads

24 Okt 202139min

Boris Karloff, Hollywood superstar of Frankenstein and The Mummy was, off camera, an English gent and a foodie. His recipe for guacamole is an annual internet sensation around Halloween coming from the short news report of an unknown but skilled newspaper writer. 🇬🇧🎭👨‍🍳📰✍️🇲🇽 Get in touch: Email: nudiereads@gmail.com Web: https://about.me/nudiereads Instagram: instagram.com/nudiereads Podcast: https://anchor.fm/nudiereads Review: https://ratethispodcast.com/nudiereads

21 Okt 20217min

Dante Alighieri wrote The Divine Comedy over 700 years ago: an epic poem of a journey through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise. Can a 13th century epic poem still be enjoyable today? Can it still be relevant? Absolutely. Great writing endures. 🇮🇹🏰✍️👹😰😇 Get in touch: Email: nudiereads@gmail.com Web: https://about.me/nudiereads Instagram: instagram.com/nudiereads Podcast: https://anchor.fm/nudiereads Review: https://ratethispodcast.com/nudiereads

17 Okt 202123min

In 1982 'God's Banker' was found hanged under Blackfriars Bridge in London. While an Inquest found suicide (later overturned) many believed it was murder including a British journo Paul Foot. His cheeky column on the subject is great hack writing. 🇬🇧📰🗞✍️😵🇮🇹 Get in touch: Email: nudiereads@gmail.com Web: https://about.me/nudiereads Instagram: instagram.com/nudiereads Podcast: https://anchor.fm/nudiereads Review: https://ratethispodcast.com/nudiereads

14 Okt 202112min

Wilkie Collins was a gout ridden laudanum addict and great friend of Charles Dickens. He had some odd ideas about marriage but he was a gifted writer of mysteries and tales of suspense and his short story about a bed is one of the greats - a classic.🇬🇧🤢💉✍️🛏 Get in touch: Email: nudiereads@gmail.com Web: https://about.me/nudiereads Instagram: instagram.com/nudiereads Podcast: https://anchor.fm/nudiereads Review: https://ratethispodcast.com/nudiereads

10 Okt 202137min