
Transatlantic Tales
Charles Miller explores British-North American cultural and political connections, through the eyes of nineteenth century Americans such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Harriet Beecher Stowe, William Wells Brown and Margaret Fuller who visited and wrote about Britain.
In an era when news could only travel as fast as a ship, the transatlantic dialogue was surprisingly lively. Political and social reports crossed and recrossed the ocean, an endless stream of travel books was written and reputations were made and shredded.
Meet the characters, visit the places and explore the issues on Transatlantic Tales.
Podcasting since 2024 • 2 episodes
Transatlantic Tales
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William Wells Brown: My British campaign against American slavery
In an exclusive Transatlantic Tales interview, William Wells Brown (1814-1884) talks about his years of lecturing and performing in Britain to raise awareness against slavery in his native United States. Born in Kentucky, Brown escaped...
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's pilgrimage to Uttoxeter to honour Dr Johnson
Every year, the town of Uttoxeter in the English Midlands, commemorates the story of Dr Johnson, the great lexicographer, doing penance in the marketplace for his disobedience to his father, who used to run a bookstall there on market days.
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Episode 1
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