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Episode 238: The Crypt of Thornwell Jacobs

Episode 238: The Crypt of Thornwell Jacobs

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Music

  • Kara-Lis Coverdale's A480
  • Palimpsest from Will Bate's score to The Sound of Silence
  • Harriett Smith and Robert Martin Meet in the Rain from Isobel Waller Bridge's score to Emma.
  • The Play from Dan Romer's score to (the terrific) Station Eleven.
  • Cutting Branches from a Temporary Shelter from the Penguin Cafe Orchestra.
  • Sustainable from H. Takahashi.

Notes

  • There's a particularly good article by Colin Dickey about Jacobs and The Crypt in American Scholar.
  • You can read all 1100 pages of Jacobs' autobiography here, if you haven't already.
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