The History of Literature

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Amateur enthusiast Jacke Wilson journeys through the history of literature, from ancient epics to contemporary classics. Episodes are not in chronological order...

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613 Celebrating the Book-Makers (with Adam Smyth) | My Last Book with Christopher de Hamel contributed by Lukas · Jun 10, 2024
612 Finding Margaret Fuller (with Allison Pataki) | My Last Book with James Marcus contributed by Lukas · Jun 3, 2024
611 John Buchan (with Ursula Buchan) | My Last Book with Marsha Gordon | A Hemingway Letter contributed by Lukas · May 30, 2024
610 How to Become Famous (with Cass Sunstein) | My Last Book with James MacManus contributed by Lukas · May 27, 2024
609 Swimming in Paris (with Colombe Schneck) | My Last Book with Pardis Dabashi contributed by Lukas · May 20, 2024
608 The Encyclopedia of the Dog (with Jose Vergara) | My Last Book with Gareth Russell contributed by Lukas · May 16, 2024
607 Upton Sinclair and the Muckraking Novelist (with Adelle Waldman) | My Last Book with Edward Chamberlin contributed by Lukas · May 13, 2024
606 Love, Loss, and Literature (with Sophie Ratcliffe) contributed by Lukas · May 6, 2024
605 Tove Jansson, Creator of the Moomins (with Boel Westin) contributed by Lukas · May 2, 2024
604 How Russian Literature Became Great (with Rolf Hellebust) | My Last Book with Valeria Sobol contributed by Lukas · Apr 29, 2024
603 Rethinking Ralph Waldo Emerson (with James Marcus) contributed by Lukas · Apr 22, 2024
602 Thomas Hardy's "Spellbound Palace," The Birthplace of the King James Bible, and a Royal Setting for Shakespeare and His Plays (with Gareth Russell) | My Last Book with Jess Cotton contributed by Lukas · Apr 18, 2024
601 Thomas Hardy (with Margot Livesey) contributed by Lukas · Apr 15, 2024
600 Doctor Johnson! (with Phil Jones) | A Very Special My Last Book (with Rupert Holmes) contributed by Lukas · Apr 8, 2024
599 Alejandro Jodorowsky, Filmmaker and Philosopher (with William Egginton) | My Last Book with David Sterling Brown contributed by Lukas · Apr 4, 2024
598 Forgotten Women of Literature 8 - Charmian Kittredge London (with Iris Jamahl Dunkle) | What's Great About Christopher Isherwood (with Mike Palindrome) | My Last Book with Duncan Yoon contributed by Lukas · Apr 1, 2024
597 Karl Ove Knausgaard (with Bob Blaisdell) | My Last Book with Nicholas Dames contributed by Lukas · Mar 25, 2024
596 The Power of Stories (with J Edward Chamberlin) | Taylor Swift and Emily Dickinson | Flannery O'Connor (with Mike Palindrome) | My Last Book with Shin Yu Pai contributed by Lukas · Mar 18, 2024
595 Machiavelli (with Gabriele Pedulla) | My Last Book with Sarah Ruden contributed by Lukas · Mar 11, 2024
594 Samuel Taylor Coleridge contributed by Lukas · Mar 4, 2024
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#45 Overall · United States

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7 episodes · last 30 days · avg 90 min

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Amateur enthusiast Jacke Wilson journeys through the history of literature, from ancient epics to contemporary classics. Episodes are not in chronological order and you don't need to start at the beginning - feel free to jump in wherever you like! Find out more at historyofliterature.com and facebook.com/historyofliterature. Support the show by visiting patreon.com/literature or historyofliteratur...

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As of 2026-06-23, The History of Literature ranks #180 on Apple Podcasts in Chile, and appears on charts in 1 country.

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Current overall position by country · categories in 🇨🇱 Chile as of 2026-09-16

🇨🇱 Chile #180 News #199 Apple
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First charted2025-12-12
Best ever#152 on Apple Podcasts (Argentina) · 2026-04-15
Days on chart6
Countries now1
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