I Capture the Castle Podcast Episodes

Written by Dodie Smith

4 Episodes - 343 pages - ★★★★ - 62.3K ratings

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Episode 3: I Capture the Castle

Story Girls - November 27, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Episode 3 is a deep dive into Dodie Smith's classic coming-of-age story, I Capture the Castle. Full of summery vibes, starry nights, and swan-filled moats, this novel is bursting with charm. Its witty and insightful narrator, Cassandra, is just one of a brilliant cast of characters who manage t...
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I Capture the Castle (ReadRadio, Ep. 16)

FVRL ReadRadio Podcast - June 28, 2018 23:21 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
FVRL librarian Rachel reviews one of her favourite YA classics, I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith. This coming-of-age novel tells the story of the teenage Cassandra Mortmain, whose eccentric family lives in a decaying castle during the 1930s.
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Episode 1: I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

Literary Canon Ball - May 30, 2017 12:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In the first episode of Literary Canon Ball we chat all about the forgotten classic that is Dodie Smith’s I Capture the Castle. Join us as we discuss the feminist merits of this book, the relationship between Cassandra and her sister, and whether I Capture the Castle is YA or not YA.
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Tea or Books? #8: biography vs autobiography and I Capture the Castle vs Guard Your Daughters

Tea or Books? - December 02, 2015 20:53 ★★★★★ - 76 ratings
  In this episode Dodie Smith’s much-loved I Capture the Castle goes up against Diana Tutton’s lesser-known Guard Your Daughters, and we debate the merits of biographies and autobiographies. Somewhat to my surprise, we didn’t actually end up talking about all that
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