This is the official sign-up post for the 2022 Musketeer Chapter-a-Day Read-along! You're invited to join me in reading one of the great adventure series of all time, the D'Artagnan Romances. Each chapter averages about 8 pages, so you should only have to dedicate 10 to 15 minutes a day to reading. And if you … Continue reading Announcing the 2021-2022 Musketeer Chapter-a-Day Read-along
Preparing for the 2021 Chapter-a-Day Read-along: David Copperfield
As the bells of Notre Dame cathedral begin to echo and fade away, we get ready to close the book on the story of Quasimodo and Esmerelda and pull the next Chapter-a-Day Read-along book off the shelf, David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. I have read several Dickens novels, and of them all I have the … Continue reading Preparing for the 2021 Chapter-a-Day Read-along: David Copperfield
Quo Vadis Chapter-a-Day Read-along Wrap-Up
Today is the final day of reading Quo Vadis, the second book of the 2021 Chapter-a-Day Read-along. If you were able to adjust to the little schedule mix-up, then today is the day for reading the Epilogue and finishing the story of Vinicius and Ligia. This post is the place for you to leave your … Continue reading Quo Vadis Chapter-a-Day Read-along Wrap-Up
Preparing for the 2021 Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
We're only three days away from beginning Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the next book in this year’s chapter-a-day read-along. Published in French in 1831 and English in 1833, it was originally titled Notre Dame de Paris, referring to the great Notre Dame cathedral. Reading it this year is my tribute to the cathedral, … Continue reading Preparing for the 2021 Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Quo Vadis Chapter-a-Day Read-along Schedule Change
For those of you who are reading Quo Vadis as part of the 2021 Chapter-a-Day Read-along, there is an important revision to the schedule. The original schedule was based on the freely available translation by Jeremiah Curtin which has 73 chapters and an epilogue. If you are reading Curtin's translation then you have nothing to … Continue reading Quo Vadis Chapter-a-Day Read-along Schedule Change
Divine Comedy Chapter-a-Day Read-along Wrap-Up
Today we have reached the final chapter of The Divine Comedy, the first book of the 2021 Chapter-a-Day Read-along. For the past 100 days we have accompanied Dante through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven, and it has been quite the journey. I have to admit that this was one of the most challenging chapter-a-day read-alongs for … Continue reading Divine Comedy Chapter-a-Day Read-along Wrap-Up
Preparing for the 2021 Chapter-a-Day Read-along: Quo Vadis
Tomorrow, April 10, is the one hundredth day of 2021, the day we finish The Divine Comedy in this year's chapter-a-day read-along. I'll post a wrap-up of The Divine Comedy tomorrow, but today we look ahead to our next book, Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz. I have been looking forward to reading Quo Vadis ever since I … Continue reading Preparing for the 2021 Chapter-a-Day Read-along: Quo Vadis
Divine Comedy Read-along Update: Week 5
We're on day thirty-four of the 2021 Chapter-a-day Read-along, which means we’ve finally reached the end of Inferno and made our way out of Hell. Tomorrow we begin part two of The Divine Comedy, Purgatorio. This post gives you an opportunity to share your thoughts, quotes, and questions about Inferno. Some Quotes from the Past … Continue reading Divine Comedy Read-along Update: Week 5
Divine Comedy Read-along Update: Week 3
I'm a few days late with this post, but it’s week three of the 2021 Chapter-a-day Read-along, and we’re twenty-four cantos, or chapters, into Inferno, the first part of Dante’s The Divine Comedy. We've only got ten more days in Hell, after which we will accompany Dante into Purgatory. This post gives you an opportunity … Continue reading Divine Comedy Read-along Update: Week 3
Divine Comedy Read-along Update: Week 2
It's week two of the 2021 Chapter-a-day Read-along, and we're over a third of the way through Inferno, the first part of Dante's The Divine Comedy. This post gives you an opportunity to share your thoughts, quotes, and questions about the book up to canto thirteen. Some Quotes from the Past Week "Men of sound … Continue reading Divine Comedy Read-along Update: Week 2