William Dalrymple
@willdalrymple.bsky.social
Scottish historian & art historian; @EmpirePodUK.bsky.social podcaster & Jaipur Lit Fest co-director. Visiting Fellow at All Souls, Oxford. Writes the occasional book.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Join the Club to listen to this bonus episode as William and Anita are joined by Murray Pittock, author of Scotland: The Global History, to discuss the life of the novelist, politician and historian, John Buchan.
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How did a writer become the Governor General of Canada? What were John Buchan’s views on the creation of a national home for Jewish people, and how was he involved in governmental discussions about Mandate Palestine?
Empire Club: John Buchan
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November 12, 2025 at 6:08 AM
How did a writer become the Governor General of Canada? What were John Buchan’s views on the creation of a national home for Jewish people, and how was he involved in governmental discussions about Mandate Palestine?
Empire Club: John Buchan
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Empire Club: John Buchan
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How did Scottish novelist and thriller writer John Buchan write about the British Empire?
Empire Club: John Buchan
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Empire Club: John Buchan
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November 12, 2025 at 6:07 AM
How did Scottish novelist and thriller writer John Buchan write about the British Empire?
Empire Club: John Buchan
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Empire Club: John Buchan
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JOHN BUCHAN:
The Thirty Nine Steps, the Scots & Empire
With Murray Pittock @murrayp.bsky.social
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JOHN BUCHAN:
The Thirty Nine Steps, the Scots & Empire
With Murray Pittock @murrayp.bsky.social
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November 12, 2025 at 6:06 AM
New from @EmpirePodUK Club-
JOHN BUCHAN:
The Thirty Nine Steps, the Scots & Empire
With Murray Pittock @murrayp.bsky.social
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JOHN BUCHAN:
The Thirty Nine Steps, the Scots & Empire
With Murray Pittock @murrayp.bsky.social
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November 12, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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In this episode, @tweeter_anita and I are joined by Maya Jasanoff, author of The Dawn Watch, to discuss the adventurous life of Joseph Conrad and how his work shaped western readers' understanding of imperialism.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
In this episode, @tweeter_anita and I are joined by Maya Jasanoff, author of The Dawn Watch, to discuss the adventurous life of Joseph Conrad and how his work shaped western readers' understanding of imperialism.
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How should we read The Heart of Darkness? As a brave attack on Belgian colonialism? Or as Chinua Achebe would have it,
"an offensive and deplorable book... blinkered with xenophobia" that dehumanised Africans.
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"an offensive and deplorable book... blinkered with xenophobia" that dehumanised Africans.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
How should we read The Heart of Darkness? As a brave attack on Belgian colonialism? Or as Chinua Achebe would have it,
"an offensive and deplorable book... blinkered with xenophobia" that dehumanised Africans.
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"an offensive and deplorable book... blinkered with xenophobia" that dehumanised Africans.
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How did a Polish sailor become one of the greatest writers in the English language? Why was Conrad's father arrested by the Russians and imprisoned in the fearsome Pavilion X? Why were Conrad’s parents exiled to the harsh conditions of northern Russia?
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November 12, 2025 at 5:59 AM
How did a Polish sailor become one of the greatest writers in the English language? Why was Conrad's father arrested by the Russians and imprisoned in the fearsome Pavilion X? Why were Conrad’s parents exiled to the harsh conditions of northern Russia?
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New from @EmpirePodUK
Our Writers on Empire series continues with:
JOSEPH CONRAD:
From Russian Exile To The Heart of Darkness
With Maya Jasanoff, Coolidge Professor of History at Harvard University & author of The Dawn Watch
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Our Writers on Empire series continues with:
JOSEPH CONRAD:
From Russian Exile To The Heart of Darkness
With Maya Jasanoff, Coolidge Professor of History at Harvard University & author of The Dawn Watch
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...
November 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
New from @EmpirePodUK
Our Writers on Empire series continues with:
JOSEPH CONRAD:
From Russian Exile To The Heart of Darkness
With Maya Jasanoff, Coolidge Professor of History at Harvard University & author of The Dawn Watch
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...
Our Writers on Empire series continues with:
JOSEPH CONRAD:
From Russian Exile To The Heart of Darkness
With Maya Jasanoff, Coolidge Professor of History at Harvard University & author of The Dawn Watch
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I'm speaking on The Anarchy & the East India Company
in Perth, Australia, Friday 07 Nov 2025
Astor Theatre, Perth
Live at 7:30pm
An Evening with William Dalrymple - Fane Australia
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An Evening with William Dalrymple - Fane Australia
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November 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I'm speaking on The Anarchy & the East India Company
in Perth, Australia, Friday 07 Nov 2025
Astor Theatre, Perth
Live at 7:30pm
An Evening with William Dalrymple - Fane Australia
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in Perth, Australia, Friday 07 Nov 2025
Astor Theatre, Perth
Live at 7:30pm
An Evening with William Dalrymple - Fane Australia
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November 6, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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@anitaanand.bsky.social and I are joined by Anna Funder, author of Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life, to discuss the women who are missing from Orwell’s biography despite being crucial to his development as a writer.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:57 AM
@anitaanand.bsky.social and I are joined by Anna Funder, author of Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life, to discuss the women who are missing from Orwell’s biography despite being crucial to his development as a writer.
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Why was Orwell’s wife, Eileen, written out of his story when she co-wrote Animal Farm? As a writer who was so ahead of his time on imperialism and totalitarianism, why did Orwell fail when it came to his attitudes to women?
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November 6, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Why was Orwell’s wife, Eileen, written out of his story when she co-wrote Animal Farm? As a writer who was so ahead of his time on imperialism and totalitarianism, why did Orwell fail when it came to his attitudes to women?
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Anna Funder is the author of a new book Wifedom, which argues that Orwell’s wife, Eileen O'Shaughnessy was constantly sidelined.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Anna Funder is the author of a new book Wifedom, which argues that Orwell’s wife, Eileen O'Shaughnessy was constantly sidelined.
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But despite being on the right side of history in all these ways, Orwell does less well when judged through the lens of the other great 'ism' of the 20th century - Feminism.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
But despite being on the right side of history in all these ways, Orwell does less well when judged through the lens of the other great 'ism' of the 20th century - Feminism.
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Orwell was the most prescient writer of his generation. He understood, before many of his contemporaries the horrors of imperialism, Fascism and Stalinism...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Orwell was the most prescient writer of his generation. He understood, before many of his contemporaries the horrors of imperialism, Fascism and Stalinism...
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New from @EmpirePodUK (Part 4)
The concluding part of our Orwell miniseries:
Orwell: Dark Secrets, The CIA, & His Forgotten Wife
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The concluding part of our Orwell miniseries:
Orwell: Dark Secrets, The CIA, & His Forgotten Wife
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November 6, 2025 at 5:30 AM
New from @EmpirePodUK (Part 4)
The concluding part of our Orwell miniseries:
Orwell: Dark Secrets, The CIA, & His Forgotten Wife
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The concluding part of our Orwell miniseries:
Orwell: Dark Secrets, The CIA, & His Forgotten Wife
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New from @EmpirePodUK (Part 4)
The concluding part of our Orwell miniseries:
Orwell: Dark Secrets, The CIA, & His Forgotten Wife
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The concluding part of our Orwell miniseries:
Orwell: Dark Secrets, The CIA, & His Forgotten Wife
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November 6, 2025 at 5:28 AM
New from @EmpirePodUK (Part 4)
The concluding part of our Orwell miniseries:
Orwell: Dark Secrets, The CIA, & His Forgotten Wife
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The concluding part of our Orwell miniseries:
Orwell: Dark Secrets, The CIA, & His Forgotten Wife
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As Zohran Mamdani wins the New York election, check out our @empirepoduk.bsky.social special, an interview with his father, my friend the wonderful Professor Mahmoud Mamdani on his family's history in East Africa & their journey to America. Zohran zindabad!
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November 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
As Zohran Mamdani wins the New York election, check out our @empirepoduk.bsky.social special, an interview with his father, my friend the wonderful Professor Mahmoud Mamdani on his family's history in East Africa & their journey to America. Zohran zindabad!
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November 4, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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In Part 3 of this miniseries, Anita and I discuss Orwell’s life during WW2 and deep-dive his two most famous works…
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November 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
In Part 3 of this miniseries, Anita and I discuss Orwell’s life during WW2 and deep-dive his two most famous works…
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What was Orwell’s “Snitch List” ?
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November 4, 2025 at 1:21 AM
What was Orwell’s “Snitch List” ?
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Why did Orwell move to the remote Scottish island of Jura to finish writing 1984?
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November 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Why did Orwell move to the remote Scottish island of Jura to finish writing 1984?
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What was the inspiration behind George Orwell’s most famous works?
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November 4, 2025 at 1:13 AM
What was the inspiration behind George Orwell’s most famous works?
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