Sept. 2, 2025
The Good Company of Charles Dickens
"It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in disease and sorrow, there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good-humour." — Charles Dickens
Join Jacke and me as we spend time in the company of Charles Dickens at the Charles Dickens Museum, which is a part of our literary tour in England. For the full itinerary, visit John Shors Travel. For reservation details, email mashiko@johnshorstravel.com. Sign up by September 30, 2025.
#5 Greatest Book of All Time
The masterpiece One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez is #5 on the History of Literature's list of the 25 Greatest Books of All Time. In Episode 758, Jacke takes a look at this novel, which received global praise and …
#6 Greatest Book of All Time
At #6 on the History of Literature's list of 25 Greatest Books of All Time is George Orwell's novel 1984, which was first published on June 8, 1949. Undeniably, it is a compelling and devastating dystopian narrative, and one that persists in its rel…
