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Allusionist 104. Words Into Food - transcript

August 18, 2019 The Allusionist
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KATE YOUNG: I can travel through what these characters are eating and what they're doing, and travel to places, to countries I've never been, but also to fantastical worlds that I've never been to and versions of this world that feel very different to my own or are 200 years older than this or one hundred years in the future or any of those things

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In transcript Tags words, language, linguistics, education, comedy, entertainment, society & culture, arts, literature, Helen Zaltzman, etymology, lexicon, vocabulary, omnicompetent, food, cooking, cookery, eating, recipes, cookbooks, cookery books, novels, children’s books, books, reading, writing, fiction, fantasy, Kate Young, Little Library Cafe, Harry Potter, Poirot, Agatha Christie, Lord of the Rings, Pippi Longstocking, Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar, Babette’s Feast, Bridget Jones, Willy Wonka, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, fantasy worlds, fictional worlds, The Hobbit, Jane Eyre, seed cake, Sherlock Holmes, domesticity, A Christmas Carol, history, historical, Roald Dahl, CS Lewis, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, treacle, treacle tart, ortolans, feasts, meals
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