SS #43: Forgotten Classics (with Martin Cothran!)
In this episode, Mystie and Brandy talk with Martin Cothran from Memoria Press. Martin is known for (among other things) his knowledge of forgotten classics – really good books almost no one remembers. It was our pleasure to discuss with Martin the nature of these books and how to find them.
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Show Notes:
- Scholé Every Day
- Mystie
The Lonesome Gods: An Epic Novel of the Californian Desert by Louis L’Amour
- Mystie
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- Brandy
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
- Martin
- Fairy Tales for Young Children
- Hansel and Gretel
- The Princess and the Pea
- Snow White
- Brandy
- Topical Discussion: Lost and Forgotten Classics
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Stories from the Old Squire’s Farm by C. A. Stephens
Sailing on the Ice by C. A. Stephens
The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease
- The Sword and the Stone by T. H. White and Bill Peet
The Whingdingdilly by Bill Peet
Jethro and Joel were a Troll by Bill Peet
- Half Price Books
The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be by Farley Mowat
Rascal by Sterling North
So Dear to My Heart by Sterling North
Song of the River by Billy C. Clark
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien
Iliad and Odyssey by Homer
- The Trojan War
Story of Æneas by Dr. Michael Clarke
- G. A. Henty books
The African Queen by C.S. Forester
- Horatio Hornblower Book Series by C.S. Forester
- Martin’s Essential Boys Books List
- Memoria Press Talk, to be available soon
- Martin’s Essential Girls Books List
- Author Jane Austen
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
- The Little House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Story of the Von Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp
Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry
The Black Stallion books
- Mooneyed Hound by Billy C. Clark
Billy and Blaze books
Call it Courage by Armstrong Perry
Lost in the Barrens by Farley Mowat
Under Drake’s Flag by G.A. Henty
The Cat of Bubastes by G.A. Henty
For the Temple by G.A. Henty
Fallon by Louis L’Amour
Last Stand at Papago Wells by Louis L’Amour
- The Sackett Brand series by Louis L’Amour
- The Little Britches series by Ralph Moody
A Texas Ranger by N.A. Jennings
Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne
- Thomas Aquinas quote:
“The slightest knowledge of the greatest things is greater than the greatest knowledge of the slightest things.” Red Wall by Brian Jacques
Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clark
Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
- Jewels Verne books
War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Pellucidar by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- John Carter books
- The Zorro books by Johnston McCulley
- The Scarlet Pimpernel series by Baroness Orczy
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This was a great episode and so needed for me right now. Little Man is a very picky reader (just as a picky eater!) and he isn’t good at choosing the really good stuff. As he said tonight, “I want something that sounds good to me.” :::sigh::: but if I can keep putting good books before him… I’ve been able to refine his taste buds, maybe I can refine his reading 😀
Do you happen to remember which book it was that Martin said animal lovers should read? I was cleaning the bathroom while listening and couldn’t jot it down. Now looking at the list, I cannot remember. 🙂 This was a great episode!
I am so sorry, but I can’t! I just skimmed through the notes to try and job my memory and I don’t remember. Maybe one of the Farley Mowat books?
Brandy, I LOVED this episode and bought “Old Squire’s Farm” for my son for Christmas, and a Louis L’amore book for myself ????. I keep looking for Martin’s talk about blood and guys and boy’s reading (or whatever it was called, ha ha ????). Wonder if you could put a word in with Martin to load it to his site? I already have many other Mama friends of boys who would also enjoy the listen! Thanks for your podcast, I never miss one and have learned so much! Also know that you encourage more Mamas than you even know!! And I’m enjoying going through your “Start Here” guide with a few friends. So good!
Keep up the outstanding work,
Anna Letvin
I loved that you talked about Farley Mowat, even if his name was pronounced wrong. Owls in the Family and the Dog Who Wouldn’t Be are actually memoirs of sorts. They are based on Mowats childhood, and the dog and Owls in the both books are one and the same. I currently live where Owls takes place, and his descriptions are just spot on.
Ooh! I didn’t realize those two books go together. We have had the Owls book but not the Dog, so I bought the latter for my 10yo for Christmas. So exciting!
How do you pronounce his name? I’d love to learn the right way to do it. 🙂