Big Book Club's "oh Boy, Tolstoy!"

(This week we had some technical difficulties, so it sounds like we're recording from the bottom of a well. We apologize for any problems this may cause you in listening to the episode - we should be back to normal by next week!) This week's references include: Shmoop.com - "Picture yourself as a writer in the middle of the 19th century. You’re wearing wool underwear (cause you can’t really afford the nice silk ones), sitting in your dark little room, the candlelight is flickering (still waiting on that Thomas Edison guy), and you’re holding a quill pen in your hand thinking about the blank page in front of you. Mostly, though, you’re really, really stressed out." Summer Reading Ted Ed videos and more on Napoleon: Why should you read Tolstoy's "War and Peace"? - Brendan Pelsue Ten Minute History - The French Revolution and Napoleon (Short Documentary) Where did Russia come from? - Alex Gendler Palate cleansers: Pete - Dragon Age Inquisition on PS4 Megan - "Text Me When You Get Home" Jennie - "America for B