Hiatus Replay: Jane and Mary Findlater — Crossriggs with Julie and Shawna Benson

We’re back January 30, 2024 with all new episodes. Sisters Jane and Mary Findlater were literary celebrities in their day and counted the likes of Henry James, Virginia Woolf, and Rudyard Kipling among their admirers. We’ll be discussing one of their joint efforts, Crossriggs, which is considered their finest work. Joining us are Hollywood screenwriting sisters Julie and Shawna Benson who worked on the CW’s critically-acclaimed series The 100 and Netflix’s Wu Assassins. Discussed in this episode: The Brontes Henry James Virginia Woolf Rudyard Kipling Crossriggs by Jane and Mary Findlater To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf The Benson Sisters Emma Approved Jeopardy! Nora and Delia Ephron Bewitched You’ve Got Mail Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien White Christmas Mean Girls The Green Graves of Balgowrie by Jane Findlater Ellen Terry  Lady Dorothy Gray The Downton Abbey Christmas Special The Birds’ Christmas Carol by Kate Douglas Wiggin  Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin  The Affair at the Inn by Jane Findlater, Mary Findlater, Allan McAuley, and Kate Douglas Wiggin  Mary Cholmondeley Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell Emma by Jane Austen Support the show For episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.com Discuss episodes on our Facebook Forum. Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Follow Kim on twitter @kaskew. Sign up for our newsletter: LostLadiesofLit.com Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast