Malachi Whitaker — And So Did I with Valerie Waterhouse

Send us Fan Mail Likened to a fresh Yorkshire breeze, Malachi Whitaker’s year-in-the-life memoir And So Did I , published in 1939, is a quirky spirit-quest juxtaposing wry humor and contemplative observations amidst the impending threat of global conflict. Valerie Waterhouse, a PhD researcher and executor of Whitaker’s literary estate, joins us to discuss the author’s life and work, as well as her own quest to keep Whitaker’s legacy alive, including securing a commemorative blue plaque for her birthplace and writing a forthcoming biography. Mentioned in this episode: And So Did I by Malachi Whitaker The Journey Home and Other Stories by Malachi Whitker The Oxford Book of English Short Stories edited by A.S. Byatt “Landlord of the Crystal Fountain” by Malachi Whitaker A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf Stevie Smith Elizabeth Bowen Kathleen Raine Gay Taylor “What I Believe” by E.M. Forster “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 3 on E.M. Delafield Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 166 on Alba de Céspedes Support the show For episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.com

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Malachi Whitaker — And So Did I with Valerie Waterhouse is an episode from Lost Ladies of Lit by Amy Helmes & Kim Askew.

This episode is 41:02 long.

This episode was published on Nov 25, 2025.

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