Episode 19: The Black Moth Finale

Everything falls into place.
Chapters 28, 29, and Epilogue

Rating: G
Suitable for everyone, although young children won't necessarily understand what is going on.

Links

• Halloween-ish Podcasting:
  
  Hall of Mirrors (website)
  Classic Tales (website)
  Radio Drama Revival's month of Halloween horror ... links and description on SFF Audio
  Broken Sea Audio's month of Halloween ... links and description on SFF Audio


• Featured podcast: Summer Grasses: stories from the seasons of life (website)


• The Black Moth show notes


• Heyer author page

Episode 18: The Black Moth 25-27

The Duke's plan swings into action,
Diana shows her mettle,
Jack rides to the rescue ...
and, of course, a sword fight!
Chapters 25-27

Rating: G
Suitable for everyone, although young children won't necessarily understand what is going on.

Links

• Book Talk: Uncle Orson Reviews Everything


• Featured podcast: Escape Pod (also Pseudopod


• The Black Moth show notes


• Heyer author page

Episode 16: The Black Moth 23-24

Lavinia arranges her elopement. The Duke of Avon takes notice.
Chapters 23-24

Rating: G
Suitable for everyone, although young children won't necessarily understand what is going on.

Links

• Book Talk: Territory by Emma Bull and Auralia's Colors ... links to my reviews and Maureen's review of Territory can be found here
  
• Featured podcast: Changelings Knit and Stitch: website, iTunes
  
• The Black Moth show notes
• Heyer author page

Episode 15: The Black Moth 21-22

Richard makes a decision. Lavinia experiences something new.
Chapters 21-22

Rating: G
Suitable for everyone, although young children won't necessarily understand what is going on.

Links

• Book Talk: They Died in Vain: Overlooked, Underappreciated and Forgotten Mystery Novels
  
• Featured podcast: History According to Bob: website, iTunes
  
• The Black Moth show notes
• Heyer author page

Episode 14: The Black Moth 19-20

Richard lays down the law to Lavinia. The Duke of Avon returns and sets events in motion.

Chapters 19-20

Rating: G
Suitable for everyone, although young children won't necessarily understand what is going on.

Links

• Featured podcast: A Musician's Life: website, iTunes
  
• The Black Moth show notes
• Heyer author page

Episode 13: The Black Moth 17-18

Lady O'Hara matchmakes. Lady Lavinia meets an old beau.

Chapters 17-18

Rating: G
Suitable for everyone, although young children won't necessarily understand what is going on.

Links

• Featured podcast: Podiobooks
  Look for: 7th Son, Earthcore, The Failed Cities Monologues, How to Disappear Completely, AND Brave Men Run, How to Succeed in Evil, Shadowmagic, Sparkling Death (all of which I forgot to mention)
• Book Talk:
  
  • Rumer Godden
  • Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys
  • Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody series
    
  • CraftLit
• The Black Moth show notes
• Heyer author page

Episode 11: The Black Moth 15-16

Diana and Jack face the personal fallout of his decision.

Chapters 15-16

Rating: G
Suitable for everyone, although young children won't necessarily understand what is going on.

Links

• Featured podcast: Philosophy: The Classics
• Book Talk:
  
  • Why Helen MacInnes Should Be Ludlum's Movie Successor
  • The Great American Novel (and the book they forgot)
  • Vampires of the Internet (via Keith Strohm)
• The Black Moth show notes
• Heyer author page

Episode 10: The Black Moth 13-14

In which our highwayman and the fair damsel fall in love.
Will his disgraced past stand in the way of her heart?

Chapters 13-14

Rating: G
Suitable for everyone, although young children won't necessarily understand what is going on.

Links

• Guest host for: Episode 65 at CraftLit
• Featured podcast: Syd Lieberman's Storytelling Podcast
• Where I found some of the Forgotten Classics I'm reading (book links in sidebar): The Common Room
• A favorite Heyer book: False Colors, read an excerpt.
• The Black Moth show notes
• Heyer author page

Episode 9: The Black Moth 10-12

In which our highwayman rescues a damsel in distress and enters into mortal danger.

Chapters 10-12

Rating: G
Suitable for everyone, although young children won't necessarily understand what is going on.

Links

• Featured podcast: This is England
• In Praise of Editors
• Not Science Fiction, via SF Signal which has a link to their review of the author's book
• The Black Moth show notes
• Heyer author page

Episode 8: The Black Moth 8-9

In which we see a hold up that goes wrong.
As well as a highlight on "The Grand Sophy."

Chapters 8 - 9

Rating: G
Suitable for everyone, although young children won't necessarily understand what is going on.

Links

• Featured podcast: Decoder Ring Theatre
• The Grand Sophy
• The Black Moth show notes
• Heyer author page

Episode 6: The Black Moth 6-7

In which we find out about Devil's romantic interest.
As well as a bit of culinary literature and a highlight on "Sylvester or The Wicked Uncle."

Chapters 6 - 7

Rating: G
Suitable for everyone, although young children won't necessarily understand what is going on.

Links

• Featured podcast: Podictionary
• Babette's Feast
  
• Ratatouille
• Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant
• Garlic and Sapphires
• Doomsday Book
  
• Sylvester or The Wicked Uncle
• Scout's Progress
  
• The Black Moth show notes
• Heyer author page

On a side note, I'm out of town until next week ... in a spot that only has dial-up so comments may not be answered for a while, but don't let that stop you. Go right ahead and tell me what you think!

Episode 5: The Black Moth 3-5

In which we meet Richard Carstairs and more of the Belmanoir family, including his wife Lavinia. As well as a bit of interesting information about the author and some thinking about what we can learn by rereading books.

Chapters 3 - 5

Rating: G
Suitable for everyone, although young children won't necessarily understand what is going on.

Links

• Featured podcast: Classic Mysteries
• Levenger Page Points
• Orson Scott Card's website
• Literary Compass
  
• The Black Moth show notes
• Heyer author page

Episode 4: The Black Moth 1-2

Not a "typical" romance, this author's skill will surprise you.
Prologue, chapter 1 and chapter 2.

Rating: G
Suitable for everyone, although young children won't necessarily understand what is going on.

Links

• Featured podcast: Matt's Today in History (iTunes link here).
  
• The Black Moth show notes
• Heyer author page

The Black Moth

The Book
Look for this book and other Georgette Heyer novels at your library, local or used book stores or on Amazon. This book is in the public domain.

• The Black Moth
• Georgette Heyer books at Amazon
• The Black Moth: online

The Fashions

• Clothing of 18th Century England - 1735 to 1770
• French Fashions 1700 - 1789

The Pretender
Charles Edward Stuart: a.k.a. Bonnie Prince Charlie

The Slang
Cant and Expressions
Slang not included in the above list:

• Make a leg: A bow, esp. in the phrase to make a leg; probably from drawing the leg backward in bowing. [Obs.][1913 Webster]
  
  
• High Toby: The high toby, the high-road the low toby, the by-road. A highwayman is a “high tobyman;” a mere footpad is a “low tobyman.”

Read in:

• Episode 4: Prologue, Chapters 1-2
• Episode 5: Chapters 3-5
• Episode 6: Chapters 6-7
• Episode 8: Chapters 8-9
• Episode 9: Chapters 10-12