All Those Books You Wish You Read

Virgil's Aeneid was meant to be the founding epic of Rome. It starts with the Aeneid fleeing Troy with his father. There are many criticisms one could levy at this work---it's imperial propaganda, Greek appropriation, etc. However, many generations have considered it a masterpiece and in the least it is very widely referenced, and perhaps worth knowing just for that reason.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Usually we read one book per month, but this event is for the second half of the Aeneid (books 7 - 12).

It's an open discussion, although we'll have a few questions prepared to keep the conversation going, which I'll try to post in the comments a week before we meet.

We'll be meeting on a Zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88260441110?pwd=NmpZZHZjSW5nVDUrMC9Pc1FLWVVYZz09

IMPORTANT: The passcode for the Zoom call is "classics".

To keep the group size small, there are a limited number of spots available. Please only RSVP if you intend to join.

Some people consider Frankenstein the "first real science fiction" novel. Mary Shelley started writing it when she was 18 years old.

It's an open discussion, although we'll have a few questions prepared to keep the conversation going, which I'll try to post in the comments a week before we meet.

We'll be meeting on a Zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88260441110?pwd=NmpZZHZjSW5nVDUrMC9Pc1FLWVVYZz09

IMPORTANT: The passcode for the Zoom call is "classics".

To keep the group size small, there are a limited number of spots available. Please only RSVP if you intend to join.

Published posthumously, "The Way of All Flesh" is considered Samuel Butler's masterpiece. It is No. 12 in the Modern Library's top 100 Best Novels, and it is considered a reaction against Victorianism.

Note that this event isn't on the first of the month since I wanted to avoid the July 4th holiday. I also thought given the book's length, a couple of extra weeks to read it would be welcome. We'll read something short for August.

It's an open discussion, although we'll have a few questions prepared to keep the conversation going, which I'll try to post in the comments a week before we meet.

We'll be meeting on a Zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88260441110?pwd=NmpZZHZjSW5nVDUrMC9Pc1FLWVVYZz09

IMPORTANT: The passcode for the Zoom call is "classics".

To keep the group size small, there are a limited number of spots available. Please only RSVP if you intend to join.

We will be reading three works by Oscar Wilde this month!

1. "The Importance of Being Earnest"
2. "A Woman of No Importance"
3. "The Canterville Ghost" (optional)

It's an open discussion, although we'll have a few questions prepared to keep the conversation going, which I'll try to post in the comments a week before we meet.

We'll be meeting on a Zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88260441110?pwd=NmpZZHZjSW5nVDUrMC9Pc1FLWVVYZz09

IMPORTANT: The passcode for the Zoom call is "classics".

To keep the group size small, there are a limited number of spots available. Please only RSVP if you intend to join.