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Podcast: The Point Podcast
Episode: Selected Essays | Clare Bucknell on Charles Lamb
Description: On the new episode of Selected Essays, Jess and Zach speak with Clare Bucknell about Charles Lambâs âThe Praise of Chimney-Sweepersââsurprisingly the first essay a guest has chosen that was written before 1900. In histories of the essay form, from Montaigne forward, youâll often see Lambâs name appear as one of the great âfamiliarâ essayists, but heâs read relatively little today. Listen to hear Clareâs reading of Lambâs essay and how it shaped her thoughts on the ever-controversial Giacomo Casanova, the focus of her piece in Harperâs, âThe Thoughtful Prick.â Craving more essays? Subscrib...