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Auther/Auther

Auther/Auther

By: Daisy May Johnson
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Auther/Auther is an occasional podcast about historical children’s books and the authors who wrote them. Hosted by author and academic Daisy May Johnson, each episode offers a deep dive on an individual writer to explore how their stories worked, what they meant to their readers then - and what they mean to us now.

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  • Episode One: Angela Brazil and the New Girl

    Episode One: Angela Brazil and the New Girl
    Feb 19 2026

    In this premiere episode of Auther/Auther, Daisy May Johnson explores the life and legacy of Angela Brazil: a remarkable voice within early twentieth-century children's writing and the mother of the modern girls' school story.

    Resources mentioned:

    Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/

    Angela Brazil on Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2544

    Find out more about your host:

    https://didyoueverstoptothink.com/

    https://pushkinpress.com/our-authors/daisy-may-johnson/

    Support future episodes:

    https://ko-fi.com/A681LN9
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