Malachi Whitaker — And So Did I with Valerie Waterhouse

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Likened to a fresh Yorkshire breeze, Malachi Whitaker’s year-in-the-life memoir And So Did I, published in 1939, is a quirky spirit-quest juxtaposing wry humor and contemplative observations amidst the impending threat of global conflict. Valerie Waterhouse, a PhD researcher and executor of Whitaker’s literary estate, joins us to discuss the author’s life and work, as well as her own quest to keep Whitaker’s legacy alive, including securing a commemorative blue plaque for her birthplace and writing a forthcoming biography.

Mentioned in this episode:

And So Did I by Malachi Whitaker

The Journey Home and Other Stories by Malachi Whitker

The Oxford Book of English Short Stories edited by A.S. Byatt

“Landlord of the Crystal Fountain” by Malachi Whitaker

A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf

Stevie Smith

Elizabeth Bowen

Kathleen Raine

Gay Taylor

“What I Believe” by E.M. Forster

“Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 166 on Alba de Céspedes

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