The Pickwick Book Club is a community of local bookworms, students, and teachers who meet monthly to discuss a nineteenth-century novel. Join us each month for conversations about the novel and guest speaker presentations to help us contextualize our readings.

Support for the reading group is provided by the Santa Cruz Public Libraries.

 
Pickwick Club monthly meeting schedule with topics and guest speakers
Date Readings Topic and Facilitator Materials
Sep 22

David Copperfield:
Part I-III (Chapters 1-9)

An introduction to the novel 

John O. Jordan, Director of the Dickens Project and Professor Emeritus of Literature, UCSC
Oct 27

Meeting cancelled due to power outages
Nov 24

David Copperfield:
Parts IV-X (Chapters 10-31)

 John O. Jordan, Director of the Dickens Project and Professor Emeritus of Literature, UCSC
  • Audio recording available by request
Dec Break. Multiple field trip opportunities. 
Jan 26

David Copperfield:
Parts XI-XIII (Chapters 32-40)

 John O. Jordan, Director of the Dickens Project and Professor Emeritus of Literature, UCSC
  • Audio recording available by request
Feb 23

David Copperfield:
Parts XIV-XVI (Chapters 41-50)

 Tara Thomas, Ph.D. Candidate and Teaching Fellow, Department of Literature, UCSC
  • Audio recording available by request
Mar 22

Meeting postponed in response to COVID-19 concerns
Apr 26

David Copperfield:
Parts XVII-XX (Chapters 51-end)

 John O. Jordan, Director of the Dickens Project and Professor Emeritus of Literature, UCSC
  • Audio recording available by request