Episode 091—Nobby Nat & The Unwashed Casses
It's called the fine arts for a reason, because it's full of some fine a** folks like, for example, Cass' topic today: composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (not to be confused with Samuel Taylor Coleridge). And while they may not have been lauded a fine art in their time, Nat's topic of Dime Novels (or Penny Dreadfuls) are responsible for a lot of the advances in printing and prose you enjoy to day.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
SCT on the keys
Avril Coleridge-Taylor & children
Nobby Nat Dime Novel
SOURCES:
Asprou, Helena. “Who Was Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, the English Composer Referred to as 'Black Mahler'?” Classic FM, Classic FM, 22 July 2020, https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/who-was-samuel-coleridge-taylor-what-famous-for/.
“Dime Novel.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 8 Sept. 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dime_novel.
Dime Novels and Story Papers for Kids. JSTOR, https://daily.jstor.org/dime-novels-and-story-papers-for-kids/.
McNamara, Robert. “Dime Novels.” ThoughtCo, ThoughtCo, 30 Mar. 2017, https://www.thoughtco.com/american-dime-novels-1773373.
Pope, Anne-Marie. “American Dime Novels 1860-1915.” The Historical Association, https://www.history.org.uk/student/resource/4512/american-dime-novels-1860-1915#:~:text=These%20sensational%20 stories%20were%20full,or%20a%20nickel%20a%20piece.
Rosenberg, Rachel. “The History of Dime Novels and the Cheap Book Boom.” BOOK RIOT, 12 Mar. 2021, https://bookriot.com/dime-novels/.
Simmons, Brian M. “Dime Novels an The Rise of the American Hero.” The Texas Collection, Baylor University, 13 Aug. 2013, https://blogs.baylor.edu/texascollection/2013/08/13/dime-novels-the-rise-of-the-american-hero/.
CREDITS: Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Animations: The Banditry Co.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.