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Lavinia Greacen on Chink Dorman-Smith
One True Podcast explores one of the most influential friends in Hemingway’s life: Eric “Chink” Dorman-Smith. Although Chink has been mentioned several times during past episodes, we finally devote an entire episode to this fascinating figure and his profound influence on Hemingway. For this discussion, we welcome Lavinia Greacen, the author of Chink: A Biography and,…
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A Tribute to Patrick Hemingway with Sandra Spanier
At One True Podcast we were sad to hear of the death of Patrick Hemingway, the middle son of Ernest, who died on September 2, 2025. Patrick Hemingway (1928-2025) lived a life that was truly Hemingwayesque: traveling like his father, living much of his life in Africa, hunting and fishing, and determined to maintain the…
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Lisa Tyler on “The End of Something”
One True Podcast continues our celebration of the centenary of Hemingway’s In Our Time by examining a classic Nick Adams story: “The End of Something.”We welcome Lisa Tyler to discuss the story, its setting, cast of characters, and curiously inexact title. We examine how the story serves as a prequel to “The Three-Day Blow,” (while…
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One True Book Club: The Purple Land, Part 3–with Ilan Stavans
One True Podcast concludes its One True Book Club for the year with its third of three installments on W.H. Hudson’s 1885 novel, The Purple Land.This final episode covers chapter 21 to the end. We examine how Hudson resolves the domestic plot, the travel plot, and the confrontation with the diabolical Don Hilario. We debate…
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Did Ernest Hemingway Really Invent the Bloody Mary? – Men’s Journal
Food & Drink Did Ernest Hemingway Really Invent the Bloody Mary? Trying to uncover the history of the most famous Sunday morning drink of them all. Who made the first Bloody Mary cocktail? It depends on who you ask. The origin story of that most cherished brunch staple is, unlike the contents of the drink,…
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Carl Eby on Islands in the Stream: The Legendary JFK #112 and JFK #113
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:00:00 -0500 ◦ 50 minutes Join us as Carl Eby takes us into the nooks and crannies of the Hemingway archives at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston. We will discuss the legendary JFK #112 and JFK #113, two discarded and highly provocative chapters from Hemingway’s posthumous novel Islands…
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Ernest Hemingway’s Secret Inspiration for “A Farewell to Arms” – Air Mail
Of Course It Kills Them The secret inspiration for Ernest Hemingway’s greatest novel By Amanda Vaill January 4, 2025 Reading Time: 8 minutes Editor’s Note: Airmail is a subscription site; to read You may need to sign up for a free look. Amanda Vaill is an American writer and editor, noted for her non-fiction. She…
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Hemingway’s Most Tender Novel is Suddenly in the Public Domain – Men’s Journal
Hemingway’s Most Tender Novel is Suddenly in the Public DomainYou can now make your version of ‘A Farwell to Arms’. Ryan Britt Jan 2, 2025 11:36 AM EST Source: Hemingway’s Most Tender Novel is Suddenly in the Public Domain – Men’s Journal



