# Episode 317: "Best of" – The Literary Life of Charlotte Mason

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Published: 2026-02-24T06:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This week on The Literary Life podcast, we are excited to bring back a special episode from the vault: The Literary Life of Charlotte Mason! Along with Angelina, Thomas, and Cindy, we also have Donna-Jean Breckenridge and Karen Glass of the AmblesideOnline Advisory . They start the conversation by sharing who Charlotte Mason was and what her background was. Karen also talks about how and why Mason developed her practices and philosophy and her educational foundation, the PNEU. Donna-Jean mentions the interesting ephemera belonging to Charlotte Mason housed at the Armitt Museum in Ambleside. Finally, the talk turns to how widely Miss Mason read and how important books were to her throughout her whole life. You can check out all the latest offerings of mini-classes and webinars, both upcoming and recorded in the past, at HouseofHumaneLetters.com . Registration is also opening on a rolling basis for Year-Long Classes over the next several weeks, so pop over there now to see what is coming up! Find the full show notes for this episode at https://theliterary.life/317 for all the book links, poem, and commonplace quotes!

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