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• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

  Joyce, James, 1882-1941,

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  Join us Monday, Jan. 4 for a discussion of this work. "Welcome, O life! I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience and to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race. Old father, old artificer, stand…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dubliners

  Joyce, James, 1882-1941,

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  "Dubliners" (1914) is a collection of short stories by James Joyce, himself a member of Shakespeare and Company, and the beneficiary of Beach’s tireless support. A compelling introduction to Joyce’s writing, the book explores the social and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pointed Roofs (Pilgrimage 1)

  Richardson, Dorothy

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  Join us Monday, Dec. 7 at 11 a.m. for a discussion of "Pointed Roofs" (1915), the first in Dorothy Richardson’s Pilgrimage sequence, which would eventually comprise thirteen novels published over more than a half century. Pointed Roofs draws heavily…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Garden Party

  and Other Stories

  Mansfield, Katherine, 1888-1923,

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  Join us Monday, Nov. 2 at 11 a.m. for a discussion of this collection. Published in 1922, "The Garden Party and Other Stories" is a collection by New Zealand native Katherine Mansfield. Highlights include the title story, “The Garden Party,” which…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mr Norris Changes Trains

  Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986,

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  Have you ever seen the hit Broadway musical “Cabaret”—or the 1972 film? The story of performer Sally Bowles is from Christopher Isherwood’s "Berlin Stories" (1945), which includes the short novel, "Mr. Norris Changes Trains" (1935). Set amidst the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Passage to India

  Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970,

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  Set in India during British rule, E. M. Forster’s "A Passage to India" (1924) draws readers into the complexities of intercultural friendships during one of the most important political movements of the twentieth century: Indian independence.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Women in Love

  Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930,

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  “Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen sat one morning in the window-bay of their father’s house in Beldover, working and talking.” In Women in Love (1920), D. H. Lawrence continues the story of the Brangwen sisters—the protagonists of his 1915 novel, "The…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mrs. Dalloway

  Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941,

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  “Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself.” The famous line introduces Virginia Woolf’s "Mrs. Dalloway" (1925), one of the most loved modernist novels. Woolf takes us into the minds of her characters—among them the middle-aged Clarissa…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Point Counter Point

  Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963,

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  Just a few years before Aldous Huxley published "Brave New World" (1932), he wrote "Point Counter Point" (1928), an enthralling novel of interwoven stories about artists, writers, and intellectuals. Adding to the intrigue is the fact that many of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Good Earth

  Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973,

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  Pearl S. Buck’s "The Good Earth", the winner of the 1932 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, tells the story of farmer Wang Lung as he moves from poverty to prosperity, causing family conflict along the way. The novel is set in China, where Buck, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation