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016-Cranford-694-07.25.2025

Created: 2025-07-21 09:25
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tags: [shownotes, Cranford, Gaskell, 16, negus, preston guild, Last Generation in England] date: 2025-07-21 linked index: CraftLit_Shownotes_Dashboard

Podcast Literature Note: 16

Date: 2025-07-21

Episode goes live on 7.25.2025

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694 Peace to you too

  • Time code: Episode XXX, Book Talk begins at . . Cranford begins with episode 679

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16

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03:00 Botanical book

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B-Block-08:15 - 12:00 BOOK TALK—Re-hash Notes

Chapter 15—Peter is Back - and that means there’s a MAN IN TOWN! Gonna shake things up!

Pre-hash Notes

  • REMEMBER - Mary Smith’s narrative spans many years and criss crosses all over. At this point it’s been at least 12 or 13 years since Miss Jessie married. (!)
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    • Mr Mulliner is Mrs Jamison’s unpleasant butler
    • Father of the Faithful - Abraham (Jewish and Muslim progenitor)
    • Simon Jones (181)- not mentioned before, tho there was a THOMAS Jones who escorted the ladies during the crime wave;
    • Arley (182) - of Arley Hall, and Miss Pole defends Miss Matty when it looks like they’re getting blocked from Lady Glenmire with: “You are the daughter of a rector, at any rate, and related to the Arleys; and Sir Peter might have been Viscount Arley, every one says.” - Arley’s are mentioned in this chapter in a memory of Peter’s - back with there were more well-to-do folks in town (much like Emma);
    • Flora (The Gordon’s daughter/Jessie’s daughter) and
    • Mr Ludovic NO IDEA(186)
  • 16:00 - Edward Said (Palestinian American, 1935-2003) book Orientalism in 1978 was news, now it’s just “well, duh”. get bookshop.org/farley's link to that book
  • 24:48 - Negus (182) - hot port, sugar, lemon, spices Negus recipe and if you search there are MANY variations. (Mrs Beeton had something to say about the recipe - FOR KIDS!—not these Beetons) THIS Beeton
  • 27:00 Preston Guild (1179) has held fair in Lancashire town every 20 years since 1542. Last in 2012, next in 2032 (only ever postponed in 1942)
  • wonderful = FULL OF WONDER
  • Propitiating - win or regain favor (of a god or person) by doing something they like
  • Dissenters - religious dissenters were worse than “heathens” for some folks - some day I’ve got to get a Dissenter expert on here…
  • Peter will do something that might really tick you off - it sure did me - but I think he makes up for it (mostly) at the end of the chapter.

C-30:33 Block Book Audio / D-51:23 - Block-Post-chapter Notes

58:33 The Last Generation in England

1:23:56 The Cage at Cranford

Going to play them out with the Last Generation in England

  • If PETER does it, it must be VERY cool - even sitting criss-cross-applesauce on the FLOOR!

  • Major Gordon apparently knows Mrs. Hoggins’ (neĂ© Lady Glenmire’s) previous Husband?!

  • Loved that our ladies were a bit scandalized at first that Betty Barker had been invited to the luncheon by Miss Jessie, previously maid to Mrs Jamieson - but Miss Pole points out that the Captain did weird things like that (disregard of the genteel proprieties of life), but Mrs Jamieson was happy b/c it put The Hoggins’ (i.e., Lady G) on the same level as a former maid. HA!

  • At first it looked like PETER Paid for Signor Brunoni, but NO - Mrs. Jamieson - but he’s as crafty as the ladies! “Don’t be shocked at all my wonderful stories, I consider Mrs. Jamieson fair game, and besides, I’m bent on propitiating [regaining her favor] her, and the first steps towards it are keeping her well awake. I bribed her here by asking her to let me have her name as patron is for my poor conjure this evening, and I don’t want to give her time enough to get up her rancor against the Huggins is, who are just coming in. I want everybody to be friends. I bribed her here by asking her to let me have her name as patroness for my poor conjurer this evening, and I don’t want to give her time enough to get up her rancor against the Hoggins’, who are just coming in. I want everybody to be friends, for it harasses Matty, so much to hear of those quarrels. I shall go at it again by-and-by, so you need not look shocked. I intend to enter the assembly rooms tonight with Mrs. Jamison on one side and my Lady, Mrs. Hoggins on the other. You see if I don’t.” - I think that makes up for him being a bone head about Mr Holbrook.

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