Margaret Oliphant — Hester with Perri Klass

Send us a text If you’re drawn to the hefty tomes of Victorian authors Anthony Trollope and George Eliot, we can pretty much guarantee you’ll enjoy this week’s novel, Hester, as much as we did. Margaret Oliphant is said to have been one of Queen Victoria’s favorite novelists, and she counted J.M. Barrie and Robert Louis Stevenson among her many fans. Joining us to discuss Hester is New York Times columnist and pediatrician Dr. Perri Klass.  Discussed in this episode:  Hester by Margaret Oliphant Dr. Perri Klass George Eliot Anthony Trollope Middlemarch by George Eliot Blackwoods Magazine The Brontes  Henry James The Best Medicine by Perri Klass Charles Dickens Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Dorothea Brooke The Chronicles of Barsetshire by Anthony Trollope The Chronicles of Carlingford by Margaret Oliphant Reach Out and Read Miss Marjoriebanks by Margaret Oliphant 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