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For this meeting, please read to page 450 in the Moncrieff version.

Read until the sentence:
"Saint-Loup told me about his uncle's early life, now long since past. Every day he used to take women to a bachelor establishment which he shared with two of his friends, as good-looking as himself, on account of which they were known as "the three Graces."

À la recherche du temps perdu is an exploration of "the past" and that which can be grasped, felt, or recaptured for a fleeting instant. Proust felt the effort worthwhile and tackled it in his 4,000-page novel, split into seven volumes.

Whether you are first-time reader of Proust, or a re-reader, join us for Volume Two; Within A Budding Grove. I expect a total of 5 meetings to discuss Within A Budding Grove. The meetings will be oversubscribed. RSVP, even if you are initially on the waitlist, and the regular readers/participants (anyone who joined for Swann's Way) will have a spot.

There are two acclaimed translators for Proust: C.K. Scott Moncrieff and Lydia Davis. I'm reading the Moncrieff version, but do your own research and select the translation you prefer.

Here is a link to the full Moncrieff box set:
https://a.co/d/iumU7XP

Here is a version of Within a Budding Grove on Gutenberg:
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/63532/pg63532.txt

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