100. Nora May French with Catherine Prendergast
For our 100th episode (!), we’re reviving a lost literary scandal that took place among some of the biggest names in the West Coast’s early 20th century bohemian society. Joining us to discuss lost poet Nora May French and her life—and death—is Catherine Prendergast, author of the riveting book The Gilded Edge: Two Audacious Women and the Cyanide Love Triangle That Shook America.
Discussed in this episode:
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
“The Spanish Girl” by Nora May French
Lost Ladies of Lit episode on Charmian Kittredge London with Iris Dunkle