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The Gibson Girl Review The historic fiction podcast that explores life, love, and literature at the turn of the 20th century through its contemporary fiction.

We rescue antique novels from the doom of mere dΓ©cor and put them back where they rightfully belongβ€”in your TBR pile!

The first-ever Gibson Girl Review continues this month with a great theme to get you into summer-reading mode... a com...
08/05/2025

The first-ever Gibson Girl Review continues this month with a great theme to get you into summer-reading mode... a coming of age story!! Remember to use/follow our hashtag to keep up with the challenge all year long! πŸ“šπŸ˜πŸ€“

Did you catch this week's all-new old book review? πŸ“šπŸ˜πŸŽ§ Amy and Jacinta dive into Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1880 novel, A...
26/04/2025

Did you catch this week's all-new old book review? πŸ“šπŸ˜πŸŽ§ Amy and Jacinta dive into Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1880 novel, A FAIR BARBARIAN, which was written as a direct response to Henry James' "Daisy Miller," and in which they find comparisons to many other authors and stories... including Jane Austen! πŸ€“ NOW STREAMING EVERYWHERE 🎧

You may already be familiar with Frances Hodgson Burnett's more famous children's tales, π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘†π‘’π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ πΊπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘› and 𝐴 𝐿𝑖𝑑𝑑𝑙𝑒 ...
08/04/2025

You may already be familiar with Frances Hodgson Burnett's more famous children's tales, π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘†π‘’π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ πΊπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘› and 𝐴 𝐿𝑖𝑑𝑑𝑙𝑒 π‘ƒπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘π‘’π‘ π‘ , but did you know she also wrote stories and books for adults? Welcome to our April historic fiction rediscovery, Burnett's A FAIR BARBARIAN, first published in 1880! The title and cover of this little old book definitely intrigued Amy and Jacinta, but what it is actually about? Tune in to today's all-new episode to find out! 🎧 NOW STREAMING EVERYWHERE 🎧

This month's all-new Gibson Girl Reading Challenge will come as no surprise to our long-time fans, since April is the bi...
02/04/2025

This month's all-new Gibson Girl Reading Challenge will come as no surprise to our long-time fans, since April is the birthday month of Charles Dana Gibson's best friend, and our host Amy's favorite Gibson Man, RICHARD HARDING DAVIS! 😍πŸ₯°

Davis was a journalist, war correspondent, honorary Rough Rider, novelist, playwright, humanitarian, and adventurer, and his writings reflect his compassion, wit, keen observation, and strong sense of justice. Whether you're a Davis devotee like we are, or brand new to reading his works, we guarantee you're in for a real treat with this month's challenge!! πŸ€“πŸ“šπŸ©·

Hopefully you all had a chance to read THE INCUBATOR BABY by Ellis Parker Butler, which we introduced in our last episod...
25/03/2025

Hopefully you all had a chance to read THE INCUBATOR BABY by Ellis Parker Butler, which we introduced in our last episode, because today's all-new episode tells you what we thought of this little 1906 novella! *NOW STREAMING EVERYWHERE* πŸŽ§πŸ“šπŸ€“

Are you Reading Like a Gibson Girl yet? If not, you're missing all the fun! πŸ€“πŸ©·πŸ“š Our first continues this month! Have f...
11/03/2025

Are you Reading Like a Gibson Girl yet? If not, you're missing all the fun! πŸ€“πŸ©·πŸ“š Our first continues this month! Have fun hunting for your books, and be sure to tag & follow to share the old book love!!

The old books drought is over... SEASON FIVE IS HERE!!!! πŸ“šπŸ˜πŸŽ§πŸ€“ It's a whole new look and feel to the show as we have take...
11/03/2025

The old books drought is over... SEASON FIVE IS HERE!!!! πŸ“šπŸ˜πŸŽ§πŸ€“ It's a whole new look and feel to the show as we have taken YOUR feedback and made some big changes to our format, with shorter episodes and more episodes per book, so that YOU can read along with us!

Up first, a short introduction to THE INCUBATOR BABY, a 1906 novel with a title far too intriguing for us to pass up! But beyond that, we have no clue what it's about! πŸ€”πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ€“ So tune in -- and then read along -- to find out!

We want YOU... to !! Our first-ever continues this month with "A RURITANIAN ROMANCE NOVEL." Now you may be thinking, ...
18/02/2025

We want YOU... to !! Our first-ever continues this month with "A RURITANIAN ROMANCE NOVEL."

Now you may be thinking, what on earth is a Ruritanian Romance?? πŸ€”

This genre of fiction was rediscovered in an earlier episode of our podcast, when we read and reviewed THE PRISONER OF ZENDA, a rollicking 1895 swashbuckler that has proven to be one of our favorite old books yet! πŸ’— These stories are all about themes of love and duty, are set in fictional European countries, and often feature commoners mixing with, masquerading as, or otherwise becoming royals.

Modern examples of the Ruritanian Romance genre include THE PRINCESS BRIDE, THE PRINCESS DIARIES, and pretty much any Hallmark Channel movie featuring royals! πŸ‘‘

So what are you waiting for? Join the reading challenge and be sure to use our hashtag to let us know what book you pick! πŸ˜πŸ“š

We can't wait to see what frosty adventures you will uncover with this first task in our all-new GIBSON GIRL REVIEW READ...
21/01/2025

We can't wait to see what frosty adventures you will uncover with this first task in our all-new GIBSON GIRL REVIEW READING CHALLENGE! β„οΈπŸ“šπŸ©΅ Any book from any time period will do, but if you truly want to "Read Like a Gibson Girl," you'll be on the lookout for a short story originally published between 1870-1920! (HINT: our podcast has many recommendations!) 🎧 Don't forget to tag us and use our hashtag to follow the fun!! πŸ€“πŸ“šπŸ©·

πŸ“šπŸ©·ARE YOU UP FOR THE CHALLENGE?πŸ“šπŸ©·Introducing The Gibson Girl Review Reading Challenge! Any books qualify, old or new, bu...
19/01/2025

πŸ“šπŸ©·ARE YOU UP FOR THE CHALLENGE?πŸ“šπŸ©·

Introducing The Gibson Girl Review Reading Challenge! Any books qualify, old or new, but if you truly want to "Read Like a Gibson Girl," we challenge you to pick books originally written during the Gibson Girl era of our show, which is 1870-1920!

BONUS: Subscribe to our brand new newsletter and receive a custom digital frame to use when showing off your challenge pics!

Be sure to tag us and use our hashtag to follow the challenge all year long!!! And stay tuned for the launch of SEASON FIVE!! πŸŽ§πŸ“šπŸ€“

We're wrapping up Season Four today with an absolutely heartwarming gem of a Christmas story... and NORMAN ROCKWELL! Tha...
24/12/2024

We're wrapping up Season Four today with an absolutely heartwarming gem of a Christmas story... and NORMAN ROCKWELL! That's right, the illustrator you all know and love gets the final feature in our season-long history segment celebrating the Golden Age of Illustration. Now playing everywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts! πŸŽ§πŸ“šπŸ©΅πŸ€“β„οΈπŸŽ„

Did you catch our Season 3 Finale last week? All three hosts gathered in the studio to review Owen Wister's 1902 classic...
10/05/2024

Did you catch our Season 3 Finale last week? All three hosts gathered in the studio to review Owen Wister's 1902 classic, THE VIRGINIAN!! This book is credited with founding and popularizing the entire Western genre... but how does it compare to what we think of as "Westerns" today? Tune in to find out! 🀠 NOW STREAMING EVERYWHERE🎧

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