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 Discussion Topics Facilitator
Feb 10

Barnaby Rudge:
Chapters I-XVII

 Introduction to the novel
John O. Jordan, Director of the Dickens Project and Professor Emeritus of Literature, UCSC
Mar 10 Barnaby Rudge:
Chapters XVIII-XXXIII
The History of the Gordon Riots
 Bruce Thompson, Lecturer in History, UCSC
Apr 14 Barnaby Rudge:
Chapters XXXIV-L		 TBA Tara Thomas, Ph.D. Candidate in Literature, UC Santa Cruz
May 12 Barnaby Rudge:
Chapters LI-LXVII		 TBA Brian Malone, English Instructor, De Anza College
Jun 9 Barnaby Rudge:
Chapters LXVIII-LXXXII		 Animal Studies Panel Discussion TBA

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