Send us a textLike the sexually-liberated Tiger Queen from her scandalous bestselling 1907 novel Three Weeks, Elinor Glyn was bold, provocative and glamourous, with a magnetism that endeared her to international readers and Hollywood celebrities alike. (She counted Mary Pickford, Gloria Swanson, Rudolph Valentino, and Charlie Chaplin among her personal friends.) After introducing the concept of the steamy “romance novel” to the staid Victorian world, Glyn became a pioneer of the Hollywood movie industry and shaped how romance was, and still is, portrayed on the silver screen. Joining us is Hilary A. Hallett, Director of American Studies at Columbia University and author of Inventing the It Girl: How Elinor Glyn Created the Modern Romance and Conquered Early Hollywood. Discussed in this episode: Three Weeks by Elinor GlynMary PickfordGloria SwansonRudolph ValentinoCharlie ChaplinInventing the It Girl: How Elinor Glyn Created the Modern Romance and Conquered Early Hollywood by Hilary A HalletDaisy, the Countess of WarwickSarah BernhardtSarah Bernhardt as TheodoraAnthony ComstockEmma GoldmanClara BowLucy, Lady Duff GordonSupport the showFor episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comSubscribe to our substack newsletter. Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast

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