Gothic Mansion Ghost Tour 👻 and Discuss “Quaker City/Monk of Monk Hall” 🪦

Join Audrey for a ghostly tour of a Gothic mansion where we’ll meet the ghosts of real life residents of Philadelphia. If you survive, join Audrey for post-ghost discussion of the Philly centric famous Gothic classic, Quaker City (aka Monk of Monk Hall). (free at that link - you may need to click “refresh”.

💵Fee: $22.50
**HOW TO PAY: **Pay the mansion directly, not Audrey
Scroll to Spirits of Germantown
Choose the 6:20 timeslot

📚NOVEL: Quaker City or the Monk of Monk Hall
Genre: Classic/Gothic Fiction
⭐Notable: Set in Philly!
Available free here (click refresh on the page): Internet Archive

George Lippard was known as a founder of the Philadelphia-rooted American Gothic movement for his dark themes of greed, debauchery, and injustice. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania)

George Lippard (1822-54) published The Quaker City; Or, the Monks of Monk Hall in 1844-45 in serial installments, which were then collated as a novel. A gothic tale, set in Philadelphia and inspired by a linked pair of real-life urban crimes, the novel juxtaposes a plot centered on greed, amorality, and debauchery against the then-popular stereotype of an idealized Quaker of exemplary morals. As the “City of Brotherly Love” vision of Quaker William Penn (1644-1718) was widely known, Lippard counted on the irony that the novel’s characters and plot were neither brotherly nor loving.

DINNER & BOOK DISCUSSION:
Toska Brewery
2136 Germantown Ave
Menu: Wood fired pizza and Albanian dishes

ADVENTURE: Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion

We’re taking a stroll through the grounds and parlors of the historic Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion in Germantown. On your journey you will encounter some notable Philadelphians who lived in Germantown, and hear their stories.

The Monk of the Wissahickon. A journalist, labor activist, best-selling author who grew up in Germantown. An African-American caterer, restaurateur, philanthropist, and real estate entrepreneur who became one of the first black millionaires in America. A Germantown resident who became the first African-American woman to receive a degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. The founder of the Grey Panthers after she was forced to retire at age 65, and a fierce activist for integration, women's rights, and mental health issues. A resident of the Mansion who met his end mysteriously in NYC.

A lively and intriguing alternative to a scary haunted house this season, these historic spirits will entertain and amuse you as you make your way through the 40 min tour of the picturesque house and gardens of Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion.

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