The 2023 George Eliot Chapter-a-Day Read-along begins in just two days with Eliot's first novel, Adam Bede. Mary Ann Evans wrote Adam Bede when she was close to 40 years old. She had already been fairly successful as a non-fiction writer, translator, and editor up to that time, but she had resolved to become a … Continue reading Preparing for the 2023 George Eliot Chapter-a-Day Read-along: Adam Bede
Charles Dickens
David Copperfield Chapter-a-Day Read-along Wrap-Up
Yesterday was the final chapter of David Copperfield in this year's Chapter-a-Day Read-along schedule. This post is the place for you to leave your thoughts about your experience in reading Dickens' own favorite novel of his. What did you gain from reading it? What challenged you? What uplifted you? What surprised you? It had been … Continue reading David Copperfield Chapter-a-Day Read-along Wrap-Up
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
Announcing the 2021 Chapter-a-Day Read-Along
This is the official sign-up post for the 2021 Chapter-a-Day Read-along. This marks the fourth year of the read-along, and we are once again back to reading several books instead of just one. As you might remember, there aren't too many books that have exactly 365 chapters, and we've already read the most well known: … Continue reading Announcing the 2021 Chapter-a-Day Read-Along
Preparing for the 2019 Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Old Curiosity Shop
We are a week away from beginning our final chapter-a-day book of the year, The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens. We end our reading of Lilith next Saturday, October 19, and begin The Old Curiosity Shop on Sunday, October 20. From Don Quixote to The Count of Monte Cristo to Lilith, we've gone from Spain to France … Continue reading Preparing for the 2019 Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Old Curiosity Shop
Announcing the 2019 Chapter-a-Day Read-Along
This is the official sign-up post for the 2019 Chapter-a-Day Read-along. The Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along was so much fun in 2018 that I'm happy to host another one for 2019. The thing is, there aren't too many books that have exactly 365 chapters. In fact, I know of only two: Les Misérables and War … Continue reading Announcing the 2019 Chapter-a-Day Read-Along