This 2016 episode touches on the establishment of a submarine telegraph cable to connect North America and Europe. It took ingenuity, but more than anything else, it required tenacity. 

This 2016 episode touches on the establishment of a submarine telegraph cable to connect North America and Europe. It took ingenuity, but more than anything else, it required tenacity.

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SYMHC Classics: Transatlantic Telegraph Cable

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This 2022 episode covers Lucy Hobbs, later Lucy Hobbs Taylor, who pursued a career in dentistry before that was recognized as an acceptable vocation for a woman.

This 2022 episode covers Lucy Hobbs, later Lucy Hobbs Taylor, who pursued a career in dentistry before that was recognized as an acceptable vocation for a woman.

SYMHC Classics: Dr. Lucy Hobbs Taylor

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Tracy talks about the mixed bag nature of Elizabeth Bisland, and the hosts talk about their own travel experiences. Holly shares the less-than-noble character trait that she shares with Flaubert.

Tracy talks about the mixed bag nature of Elizabeth Bisland, and the hosts talk about their own travel experiences. Holly shares the less-than-noble character trait that she shares with Flaubert.

Behind the Scenes Minis: Carry-on Bags

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When Madame Bovary was written in the 1850s, it fell under the accusing eye of the French government for its perceived immorality. Flaubert recognized that the trial would only stoke interest, and that it would set the tone for his career.

Research:
Barzun, Jacques. “Gustave Flaubert.” Encylopedia Brittanica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gustave-Flaubert
Blakemore, Erin. “What Madame Bovary Revealed About the Freedom of the Press.” JSTOR Daily. Dec. 16, 2016. https://daily.jstor.org/what-madame-bovary-revealed-about-the-freedom-of-the-press/
Brown, Frederick. “Flaubert: A Biography.” Harvard University Press. 2007.
CREASY, MATTHEW. “INVERTED VOLUMES AND FANTASTIC LIBRARIES: ‘ULYSSES’ AND ‘BOUVARD ET PÉCUCHET.’” European Joyce Studies, vol. 19, 2011, pp. 112–27. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/44871308
Flaubert, Gustave, and Christopher Moncrieff, tr. “Madame Bovary: Newly Translated and Annotated.” Alma Classics. 2010.
Haynes, Christine. “The Politics of Publishing During The Second Empire: The Trial of Madame Bovary Revisited.” French Politics, Culture & Society. Oxford Journals. June 1, 2005. https://doi.org/10.3167/153763705780980083
LaCapra, Dominick. “Madame Bovary on Trial.” Cornell University Press. 1982.
“The Public vs. M. Gustave Flaubert.” Project Gutenberg. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/10666/pg10666.txt
Steegmuller, Francis. “Flaubert and Madame Bovary: A Double Portrait.” New York Review of Books. 1966.
Steegmuller, Francis. “The Letters of Gustave Flaubert.” New York Review of Books. 1980.
Thurman, Judith. “A Unsimple Heart.” The New Yorker. April 29, 2002. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/05/06/an-unsimple-heart?_sp=0c026da2-f3c5-4709-9ac8-8214e0cc3278.1772403467294

 

 

When Madame Bovary was written in the 1850s, it fell under the accusing eye of the French government for its perceived immorality. Flaubert recognized that the trial would only stoke interest, and that it would set the tone for his career.
Research:
<ul>
<li>Barzun, Jacques. &ldquo;Gustave Flaubert.&rdquo; Encylopedia Brittanica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gustave-Flaubert</li>
<li>Blakemore, Erin. &ldquo;What Madame Bovary Revealed About the Freedom of the Press.&rdquo; JSTOR Daily. Dec. 16, 2016. https://daily.jstor.org/what-madame-bovary-revealed-about-the-freedom-of-the-press/</li>
<li>Brown, Frederick. &ldquo;Flaubert: A Biography.&rdquo; Harvard University Press. 2007.</li>
<li>CREASY, MATTHEW. &ldquo;INVERTED VOLUMES AND FANTASTIC LIBRARIES: &lsquo;ULYSSES&rsquo; AND &lsquo;BOUVARD ET P&Eacute;CUCHET.&rsquo;&rdquo;&nbsp;European Joyce Studies, vol. 19, 2011, pp. 112&ndash;27.&nbsp;JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/44871308</li>
<li>Flaubert, Gustave, and Christopher Moncrieff, tr. &ldquo;Madame Bovary: Newly Translated and Annotated.&rdquo; Alma Classics. 2010.</li>
<li>Haynes, Christine. &ldquo;The Politics of Publishing During The Second Empire: The Trial of Madame Bovary Revisited.&rdquo; French Politics, Culture &amp; Society. Oxford Journals. June 1, 2005. https://doi.org/10.3167/153763705780980083</li>
<li>LaCapra, Dominick. &ldquo;Madame Bovary on Trial.&rdquo; Cornell University Press. 1982.</li>
<li>&ldquo;The Public vs. M. Gustave Flaubert.&rdquo; Project Gutenberg. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/10666/pg10666.txt</li>
<li>Steegmuller, Francis. &ldquo;Flaubert and Madame Bovary: A Double Portrait.&rdquo; New York Review of Books. 1966.</li>
<li>Steegmuller, Francis. &ldquo;The Letters of Gustave Flaubert.&rdquo; New York Review of Books. 1980.</li>
<li>Thurman, Judith. &ldquo;A Unsimple Heart.&rdquo; The New Yorker. April 29, 2002. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/05/06/an-unsimple-heart?_sp=0c026da2-f3c5-4709-9ac8-8214e0cc3278.1772403467294</li>
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When Madame Bovary was written in the 1850s, it fell under the accusing eye of the French government for its perceived immorality. Flaubert recognized that the trial would only stoke interest, and that it would set the tone for his career.

Gustave Flaubert and the ‘Madame Bovary’ Trial

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SYMHC Classics: Transatlantic Telegraph Cable

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