About us
The Gilded Quill is a local and virtual book club in the Seacoast region of NH that encounters 18th- and 19th-century texts.
Have you found yourself longing for the rustle of silk, the hush of candlelit parlors, or the exquisite torment of a letter left unanswered? Does your heart quicken at the turn of a finely wrought phrase, or linger over the delicate cruelties and courtships of a more mannered age? Then perhaps, dear reader, you are destined to join us in The Gilded Quill book club.
Within this most exuberant and friendly circle, we of such literary inclination explore works of the 18th and 19th centuries: literature wherein wit is sharpened to a blade, longing is stitched into every silence, and society itself seems a stage upon which fortunes rise, falter, and are redeemed.
The Gilded Quill is a fellowship both rare and invigorating, for those who love to read and discuss global literature from the Georgian, Enlightenment, Romantic, Victorian, Gothic, Transcendentalist, Gilded, Naturalist, and/or Realist literary traditions.
Should you possess a taste for the elegant and the uncanny, you will be most warmly received! Our circle awaits your arrival. We gather once a month on Zoom or in-person in the Seacoat region. Our meetings are casual and open to all.
Visit our Facebook page to vote on texts and meeting times, and to join our growing community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gildedquill
Upcoming events
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Lady Susan by Jane Austen | The Gilded Quill October Book Club
·OnlineOnlineMark your calendars for our October discussion of *Lady Susan* by Jane Austen!
ABOUT THE BOOK
Beautiful, charming, and utterly without scruple, Lady Susan Vernon is a recently widowed aristocrat with a gift for manipulation—and an appetite for securing the most advantageous future possible. This heroine is not a young woman learning to navigate society, but a brilliant, predatory social strategist who understands exactly how power, reputation, money, and desire operate.
ABOUT THE GILDED QUILL
Our club is open to all lovers of literature from the 18th- and 19th-centuries (global literature). We generally meet on the last Sunday of the month. Currently, we are meeting on Zoom only but the club will open to in-person gatherings in the Dover, NH area soon.Follow our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/gildedquill) to vote in polls and get updates.
Here are some useful details for all meetings:
This is a casual, fun meet-up for lovers of literature from the periods. There are no requirements to join the group, except that you love to read and discuss these works! Anyone who has read at least some of the novel is invited to participate.This is a group that discusses literature. No conversations concerning religion or politics (or related topics) are allowed, unless clearly pertinent to the discussion of the works and unpacked within that context.
We respect each other in this group. No discrimination or bullying behaviors of any kind are tolerated. Together, we create a safe space to share ideas about literature and to build a friendly, welcoming community.
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