698: Chs 7-8 — Mr. Harrison's Confessions

698: Chs 7-8 — Mr. Harrison's Confessions

From CraftLit by Heather Ordover

October 3, 2025 · 1h 8m · Season 39 · Episode 4

About this episode

The episode discusses the themes of grief, comedy, and social satire in Gaskell's work while also touching on women's educational restrictions and societal issues.

Ep. 698: Mr. Harrison's Confessions | Chapters 7-8 Book talk begins at 16:51 Want to hear how Gaskell balances grief, comedy, and social satire all in one breath? Tune in and let the story carry you away. --------------------------------------------------------------- Farley's Bookshop! Don't forget to send us your crafty videos Gaskell knew from dying children, shame we don't read more of these old books b/c vaxx-preventable deaths might be more recognized HORRIBLE NURSE blaming Sophie Sophie had to be an adult from a young age - she speaks to Mary Wollstonecraft's points about women's educational restrictions being BS b/c women had to take on running the home which (if done right) was no less heavy than what the men did at work. Part of how we got here in this mess - only valuing $ Mrs Rose and her hair dye Bernadette Banner depilatory video him teasing her presets his friend Jack Marchand's description of his jokey youth Paper Game Miscellaneous Don't forget to send us your crafty videos Illigitimate kids podcast - Harriet Smith mentioned - https://pca.st/episode/00e31d8e-6b0d-4f0d-9630-54d0fcebf39d CHECK NEWSLETTER AND SHOWNOTES FOR UPDATES ON FREE MOVIE NIGHTS - We've done…

People in this episode

Host: Heather Ordover

Topics covered

  • literature
  • social satire
  • women's education
  • grief
  • comedy
  • crafts

Keywords

  • Gaskell
  • grief
  • comedy
  • social satire
  • women's education
  • crafts
  • book discussion
  • Mr. Harrison's Confessions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Farley's Bookshop

Books & works: Mr. Harrison's Confessions, The Last Unicorn, Random Harvest, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

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