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Sylvia Townsend Warner — Lolly Willowes with Sarah Watling

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Sylvia Townsend Warner's "Lolly Willowes” (1926) holds a coveted spot on The Guardian's list of the top 100 English language novels and acclaimed director Greta Gerwig is also a fan. Author Sarah Watling joins us to discuss how the novel critiques societal constraints placed on single women and its connection to Townsend Warner's activism. Watling's latest work, "Tomorrow Perhaps the Future," is a multi-subject biography that delves into the political stance of literary figures, including Townsend Warner, during the Spanish Civil War.

Discussed:

Greta Gerwig

Lucy Scholes

"Lolly Willowes" (or "The Loving Huntsman") by Sylvia Townsend Warner

"Noble Savages: The Olivier Sisters; Four Lives in Seven Fragments" by Sarah Watling

"Tomorrow Perhaps the Future" by Sarah Watling

D. H. Lawrence

Nancy Cunard (Writer and political activist)

Virginia Cowles (War reporter)

Ernest Hemingway

George Orwell
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Sylvia Townsend Warner's "Lolly Willowes” (1926) holds a coveted spot on The Guardian's list of the top 100 English language novels and acclaimed director Greta Gerwig is also a fan. Author Sarah Watling joins us to discuss how the novel critiques societal constraints placed on single women and its connection to Townsend Warner's activism. Watling's latest work, "Tomorrow Perhaps the Future," is a multi-subject biography that delves into the political stance of literary figures, including Townsend Warner, during the Spanish Civil War.

Discussed:

Greta Gerwig

Lucy Scholes

"Lolly Willowes" (or "The Loving Huntsman") by Sylvia Townsend Warner

"Noble Savages: The Olivier Sisters; Four Lives in Seven Fragments" by Sarah Watling

"Tomorrow Perhaps the Future" by Sarah Watling

D. H. Lawrence

Nancy Cunard (Writer and political activist)

Virginia Cowles (War reporter)

Ernest Hemingway

George Orwell
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

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