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Ep. 629: A Shaggy Dog QED! Book talk begins @ 3:54 I'll try summarizing this chapter in 3 words: Gambling and poverty and gambling. Wait... that was five, but did I mention gambling? ! (RelentlesslyCurious on Etsy) Here's the proverb: () Not interested in Patreon? You can still . September 2023 Raffle This is a collection of 11 Oxford Pocket Classics (published by Avenel Press in the mid-1980s). The books are all in like-new condition. Each book has its dust cover. They measure 6-1/8 x 3-7/8 inches; thickness varies by title. The titles include: Barchester Towers The Canterbury Tales Great Expectations The House of the Seven Gables The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Writings Ivanhoe The Last of the Mohicans Life on the Mississippi Madame Bovary The Mill on the Floss Robinson Crusoe CraftLit’s socials: Find everything here: Join the newsletter: Podcast site: Twitter: @CraftLit Facebook: Facebook group: Pinterest: Youtube: Support the show links: Subscribe to the Premium feed (on the app) here: or on Patreon: (same price, $5/month) Feedback: You can ask your questions, make comments, and let us know what you do when you listen to CraftLit! Let your voice be heard. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for or (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642 • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Use our ! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:

Ep. 628: Probity and Prosody! Book talk begins @ 6:43 Next step: find Athos! Reubens’ Satyrs —see below for complete description of book set Still in Melissa Weaver Dunning's channel Not interested in Patreon? You can still . September 2023 Raffle This is a collection of 11 Oxford Pocket Classics (published by Avenel Press in the mid-1980s).Books are all in like-new condition. Each book has its dust cover. They measure 6-1/8 x 3-7/8 inches; thickness varies by title. The titles include: Barchester Towers The Canterbury Tales Great Expectations The House of the Seven Gables The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Writings Ivanhoe The Last of the Mohicans Life on the Mississippi Madame Bovary The Mill on the Floss Robinson Crusoe CraftLit’s socials: Find everything here: Join the newsletter: Podcast site: Twitter: @CraftLit Facebook: Facebook group: Pinterest: Youtube: Support the show links: Subscribe to the Premium feed (on the app) here: or on Patreon: (same price, $5/month) Feedback: You can ask your questions, make comments, and let us know what you do when you listen to CraftLit! Let your voice be heard. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for or (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642 • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Use our ! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat: a Rafflecopter giveaway

Ep. 627: FeynBieHeimer! Book talk begins @ 12:31 Porthos ✅ Who's next? Here's the for your reference! (or perhaps you prefer it in ) CraftLit’s socials: Find everything here: Join the newsletter: Podcast site: Twitter: @CraftLit Facebook: Facebook group: Pinterest: Youtube: Support the show links: Subscribe to the Premium feed (on the app) here: or on Patreon: (same price, $5/month) Feedback: You can ask your questions, make comments, and let us know what you do when you listen to CraftLit! Let your voice be heard. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for or (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642 • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Use our ! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:

Ep. 626: Learning in Public! Book talk begins @ 19:23 It's chapter 25! Aptly named Porthos as it obviously stars none other than... D'Artagnan (at least a good portion of it is about Porthos). Heather's suibstack The play about Irishmen, Protestants, and Catholics - I looked everywhere with every search term I could think of along these lines: In my notes, the play I referenced was EITHER Brendan Beehan’s “The Hostage” (or maybe “A Borsten Boy” OR “A run of bad luck” which appears to be a scene from Jame’s Plunkett’s play “The Risen People” featuring the best character name EVER: Rashers Tierney. I was unable to find a copy of any of these works online, so if you have a copy of any of them…let me know! CraftLit’s socials: Find everything here: Join the newsletter: Podcast site: Twitter: @CraftLit Facebook: Facebook group: Pinterest: Youtube: Support the show links: Subscribe to the Premium feed (on the app) here: or on Patreon: (same price, $5/month) Feedback: You can ask your questions, make comments, and let us know what you do when you listen to CraftLit! Let your voice be heard. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for or (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642 • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Use our ! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:

Ep. 625: Beam Me! Book talk begins @ 17:08 D'Artagnan's thrilling meeting plan sours as chaos ensues, hinting at Madame Bonacieux's fate. Beam Paints' That that sent me down the rabbit hole and in Ojibwe (nothing like her others, but fun nonetheless) CraftLit’s socials: Find everything here: Join the newsletter: Podcast site: Twitter: @CraftLit Facebook: Facebook group: Pinterest: Youtube: Support the show links: Subscribe to the Premium feed (on the app) here: or on Patreon: (same price, $5/month) Feedback: You can ask your questions, make comments, and let us know what you do when you listen to CraftLit! Let your voice be heard. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for or (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642 • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Use our ! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:

Ep. 624: Saving Genius! Book talk begins @ 13:28 Musketeers dive into a fancy ball with bling, baffling moments, and a dash of romance as D'Artagnan's heart does a little cha-cha. Chop Wood, Carry Water - : (a reference to the popular Zen Buddhist dictum that before enlightenment, one must chop wood and carry water, and that after enlightenment, one must chop wood and carry water.) : for NY Harbor and , Get your ! (<--affiliate!) The confusing bit of chapter 21, written as a scrip: “”We say, ’Proud as a Scotsman,’” murmured the Duke of Buckingham. D’Artagnan “And we say, ’Proud as a Gascon,’” replied D’Artagnan. “The Gascons are the Scots of France.” D’Artagnan bowed to the duke, and was retiring. Duke of Buckingham.: “Well, are you going away in that manner? Where, and how?” D’Artagnan “That’s true!” Duke of Buckingham.: “Fore Gad, these Frenchmen have no consideration!” D’Artagnan “I had forgotten that England was an island, and that you were the king of it.” Duke of Buckingham.: “Go to the riverside, ask for the brig Sund, and give this letter to the captain; he will convey you to a little port, where certainly you are not expected, and which is ordinarily only frequented by fishermen.” D’Artagnan “The name of that port?” Duke of Buckingham.: “St. Valery; but listen. When you have arrived there you will go to a mean tavern, without a name and without a sign—a mere fisherman’s hut. You cannot be mistaken; there is but one.” D’Artagnan “Afterward?” Duke of Buckingham.: “You will ask for the host, and will repeat to him the word ’Forward!’” D’Artagnan “Which means?” Duke of Buckingham.: “In French, En avant… , in (post-Dunkirk) Le Ballet de Le Merlaison: Reconstructed dance: and CraftLit’s socials: Find everything here: Join the newsletter: Podcast site: Twitter: @CraftLit Facebook: Facebook group: Pinterest: Youtube: Support the show links: Subscribe to the Premium feed (on the app) here: or on Patreon: (same price, $5/month) Feedback: You can ask your questions, make comments, and let us know what you do when you listen to CraftLit! Let your voice be heard. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for or (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642 • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Use our ! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:

Ep. 623: Just Beachy! Book talk begins @ 7:45 The Musketeers face humorous mishaps, leading to Athos bravely yelling at D'Artagnan, well, I wouldn't say bravely... about the book! Or ! CraftLit’s socials: Find everything here: Join the newsletter: Podcast site: Twitter: @CraftLit Facebook: Facebook group: Pinterest: Youtube: Support the show links: Subscribe to the Premium feed (on the app) here: or on Patreon: (same price, $5/month) Feedback: You can ask your questions, make comments, and let us know what you do when you listen to CraftLit! Let your voice be heard. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for or (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642 • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Use our ! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:

Ep. 622: Ninnies Book talk begins @ 8:23 Monsieur Bonacieux brings the heat, secrets get spilled, and the musketeers' loyalty is put to the test. from @UniquelyMadison CraftLit’s socials: Find everything here: Join the newsletter: Podcast site: Twitter: @CraftLit Facebook: Facebook group: Pinterest: Youtube: Support the show links: Subscribe to the Premium feed (on the app) here: or on Patreon: (same price, $5/month) Feedback: You can ask your questions, make comments, and let us know what you do when you listen to CraftLit! Let your voice be heard. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for or (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642 • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Use our ! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:

Ep. 621: Pickles! Book talk begins @ 18:20 Royal intrigue escalates with the King's investigation and Madame Bonacieux's quest. , , (and my fave TomSka sketch (—it’s the bees that got me + - which I heard from the kids’ a lot) Etsy channel and the PICKLES!—Bread & Butter Pickles - I combined and - I didn’t heat the cukes up - just packed the jars. Watermelon pickles - I combined these two (mostly leaning on the ) CraftLit’s socials: Find everything here: Join the newsletter: Podcast site: Twitter: @CraftLit Facebook: Facebook group: Pinterest: Youtube: Support the show links: Subscribe to the Premium feed (on the app) here: or on Patreon: (same price, $5/month) Feedback: You can ask your questions, make comments, and let us know what you do when you listen to CraftLit! Let your voice be heard. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for or (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642 • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Use our ! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:

Ep. 620: Like Shakespeare, but French! Book talk begins @ 7:13 Imprisonment, interrogations, and a battle of wits! A normal day in Musketeertown. Raffle Winner! Mikhail R! I’ll be sending you a copy of Baby Knits from Around the World July’s Raffle: by Toby Roxane Barna (<-- That's an affiliate link!) (painted in 1642) Imperial moustache example: —A moustache similar to the handlebar, but curls and is generally thicker. It was used as a category by ). - this is NOT why Dumas said he was “buried in an armchair” (though it sure seemed plausible for a bit) - more likely referring to a portrait by Philippe de Champaigne Boots & famous V&A Boot Stockings (well-known to knitters with a historical bent): And check it out! IN HIS BUFF BOOTS! (by Henri-Paul Motte, 1881): . The latest in the CraftLit’s socials: Find everything here: Join the newsletter: Podcast site: Twitter: @CraftLit Facebook: Facebook group: Pinterest: Youtube: Support the show links: Subscribe to the Premium feed (on the app) here: or on Patreon: (same price, $5/month) Feedback: You can ask your questions, make comments, and let us know what you do when you listen to CraftLit! Let your voice be heard. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for or (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642 • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Use our ! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:

Ep. 619: Attend the Tale! Book talk begins @ 13:47 Drama, romance, and mix-ups galore! ! It's extended until Monday, so get joinin'! And in case you missed it, Menken's got his poster on the wall which reminded me—we loved that show! Anne of Austria CraftLit’s socials: Find everything here: Join the newsletter: Podcast site: Twitter: @CraftLit Facebook: Facebook group: Pinterest: Youtube: Support the show links: Subscribe to the Premium feed (on the app) here: or on Patreon: (same price, $5/month) Feedback: You can ask your questions, make comments, and let us know what you do when you listen to CraftLit! Let your voice be heard. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for or (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642 • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Use our ! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:

Ep. 618: Back to Capital R! Book talk begins @ 12:34 The plot thickens! And I'm sure everything is going as swell as D'Artagnan dreamt. or <--- That's an affiliate link! , from Mel Harris: Mel Harris: Dana K White: CraftLit’s socials: Find everything here: Join the newsletter: Podcast site: Twitter: @CraftLit Facebook: Facebook group: Pinterest: Youtube: Support the show links: Subscribe to the Premium feed (on the app) here: or on Patreon: (same price, $5/month) Feedback: You can ask your questions, make comments, and let us know what you do when you listen to CraftLit! Let your voice be heard. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for or (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642 • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Use our ! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:

Ep. 617: Mousetrap! Book talk begins @ 2:40 Amidst the traps of secrets and disguise, Chapter Ten unfolds with thrilling surprise. ! ! Don't forget to fill these in! (DEADLINE IS JUNE 16TH!) CraftLit’s socials: Find everything here: Join the newsletter: Podcast site: Twitter: @CraftLit Facebook: Facebook group: Pinterest: Youtube: Support the show links: Subscribe to the Premium feed (on the app) here: or on Patreon: (same price, $5/month) Feedback: You can ask your questions, make comments, and let us know what you do when you listen to CraftLit! Let your voice be heard. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for or (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642 • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Use our ! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:

Ep. 616: French Knots! Book talk begins @ 3:23 In Chapter Nine's grand call, "All for one, one for all" stands tall. Don't forget to fill these in! (DEADLINE IS JUNE 16TH!) CraftLit’s socials: Find everything here: Join the newsletter: Podcast site: Twitter: @CraftLit Facebook: Facebook group: Pinterest: Youtube: Support the show links: Subscribe to the Premium feed (on the app) here: or on Patreon: (same price, $5/month) Feedback: You can ask your questions, make comments, and let us know what you do when you listen to CraftLit! Let your voice be heard. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for or (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642 • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Use our ! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:

Ep. 615: Packin' Book talk @ 1:17 Chapters seven, eight, Schemes unfold, honor tested, D'Artagnan prevails. CraftLit’s socials: Find everything here: Join the newsletter: Or get the individual links: Podcast site: Twitter: @CraftLit Facebook: Facebook group: Pinterest: Youtube: Support the show links: Subscribe to the Premium feed (on the app) here: or on Patreon: (same price, $5/month) Feedback: You can ask your questions, make comments, and let us know what you do when you listen to CraftLit! Let your voice be heard. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for or (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642 • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Use our ! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:

Ep. 614: Christmas in July! Book talk @ 10:47 Now that we've got the introductions out of the way, let's settle out what just happened. <— That's an affiliate link! CraftLit’s socials: Podcast site: Twitter: @CraftLit Facebook: Facebook group: Pinterest: Youtube: or... you know, Support the show links: Subscribe to the Premium feed (on the app) here: or on Patreon: (same price, $5/month) Feedback: You can ask your questions, make comments, and let us know what you do when you listen to CraftLit! Let your voice be heard. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for or (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642 • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Use our ! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:

613: Gaslight! Book talk starts @ 3:33 Chapters 4 and 5! What do we got this time, Mr. Dumas? Aaron's videos: - - - - CraftLit’s socials: Podcast site: Twitter: @CraftLit Facebook: Facebook group: Pinterest: Youtube: Support the show links: Subscribe to the Premium feed (on the app) here: or on Patreon: (same price, $5/month) Feedback: You can ask your questions, make comments, and let us know what you do when you listen to CraftLit! Let your voice be heard. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for or (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642 • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Use our ! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:

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Ep. 612: Blinklit! In chapters two and three of Dumas' famed tale, "It's guys doing guy things", Heather regales. (check out the crafty bits for some pics!) + Crafty Bits: Click the links for higher quality resolutions! CraftLit’s socials: Podcast site: Twitter: @CraftLit Facebook: Facebook group: Pinterest: Youtube: Support the show links: Subscribe to the Premium feed (on the app) here: or on Patreon: (same price, $5/month) Feedback: You can ask your questions, make comments, and let us know what you do when you listen to CraftLit! Let your voice be heard. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for or (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642 • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Use our ! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:

611: Rijks! The Three Musketeers gets underway with the first chapter! Gaveaway - ←– that’s an affiliate link! via Stephen Fry () (needle) to the newsletter so you don't miss out on new releases! (Also, this episode's out on Heather's birthday! Happy birthday!) Support the show links: Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Subscribe to the Premium feed (on the app) here: or on Patreon: (same price, $5/month) Feedback: You can ask your questions, make comments, and let us know what you do when you listen to CraftLit! Let your voice be heard. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for or or smartphones and tablets (you can call or straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642 • Email: Heather@CraftLit.com • Use our ! CraftLit Library PDF: CraftLit Glitch Report Form: FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat: