Gothic thriller The Midnight Queen (1863) was written by May Agnes Fleming, a prolific Canadian author who specialized in churning out binge-worthy books, making her one of the nation’s first best-selling authors. Our guest is Canadian literary historian and author Brian Busby of The Dusty Bookcase.
Discussed in this episode:
The Midnight Queen by May Agnes Fleming
The Dusty Bookcase
Alexandre Dumas
The Tempest by William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Marion, the Story of an Artist’s Model by Winnifred Eaton
Brad Bigelow and Neglected Books
Do Evil in Return by Margaret Millar
The Untempered Wind by Joanna E. Wood
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