...a poster of the text of the first 26 chapters of Moby-Dick, artfully spaced to form a thematic silhouette. (The website lets you zoom in for close inspection.)
They also offer a poster of the first eight chapters of Ulysses.
Monday, February 24, 2014
Monday, February 10, 2014
Charles W. Morgan coming to New Bedford!
That's June 28 through July 6. Save the dates.
Road Trip: Frederick Douglass Read-A-Thon
This year, the reading moved to the First Unitarian Church, on Eighth Street in New Bedford. This is a beautiful church, built in 1838. We were told that Frederick Douglass' first paying job in New Bedford was at this very church, shoveling coal for the minister's wife!
The sanctuary could have seated three or four times the number of folks who showed up. Where was everyone? This would be a great afternoon with your middle-school or high-school kids; and if you've never read this historic memoir, all the more reason to come next year. You won't regret it.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Frederick Douglass reading Sunday!
This is a great event—moving and inspirational, with a real "community" feel. See previous posts to get the jist of it.
Keep a weather eye on the Historical Society website in case the forecast snows force a postponement.
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Jimmy's 132nd
 |
| ...with it, an abode of bliss. |
They halted, looking towards the blunt cape of Bray Head that lay on the water like the snout of a sleeping whale. - Chapter 1We can't let this day pass without noting that it's the 132nd birthday of the author of another of those "big, important books," James Joyce.
If you haven't had the pleasure of reading Ulysses, give it a go. This weekly podcast will help you on.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)