Victorians! discussion

Here is the reading schedule for our April-May read - Oscar Wilde's "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories.

Editions vary in their contents but most seem to agree on the following. Dates are all Monday-Sunday.

"Lord Arthur Savile's Crime″ - Monday April 20th - Sunday April 26th
″The Canterville Ghost″ - April 27th - May 3rd
″The Sphinx Without a Secret″ - May 4th - May 10th
″The Model Millionaire″ - May 11th - May 17th
″The Portrait of Mr. W. H.″ - May 18th - May 24th

We can use the last week of May as a catch-up period and, if there is still interest, focus on frivolity. I could create a thread for Edward Lear's Book of Nonsense and/or Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman. We'll see how we go.

Pip

Thank you for doing this for us.

Peter wrote: "Pip

Thank you for doing this for us."

I wouldn't do it if it weren't a pleasure, Peter!

Looking forward to it.

Oh, The Canterville Ghost is included in these stories! I heard good things about it a few months ago, and since then have been intending to read it.

Jaq-Lin wrote: "Oh, The Canterville Ghost is included in these stories! I heard good things about it a few months ago, and since then have been intending to read it."

Good to have you in on the read, Jaq-Lin. Be prepared for some fun and games at the expense of your southern neighbours!

Thanks Pip, I'm ready to go :)

Jaq-Lin wrote: "Oh, The Canterville Ghost is included in these stories! I heard good things about it a few months ago, and since then have been intending to read it."

I've read this one from a different collection of Wilde's, A House of Pomegranates, and I loved it! I'm sure you'll enjoy it too.

Hi everyone.

I want to propose a slight change to our schedule. The next two stories (Sphinx and Millionaire) are very short indeed and I think could both be dealt with in a week. On the other hand, The Portrait of Mr WH is very, very different from the first four stories in our collection and could prompt a heftier discussion. So, I would bring that forward a week and, without giving too much away about the story, we might venture into a bit of Shakespeare Sonnet reading if the interest is there.

Does that seem like a good plan?

Works for me

Just clarifying...
We're doing "Portrait" next, and the other two the following week?

Sorry, no. The two short ones (Sphinx and Millionaire) next week followed by Portrait. Is that ok?

It's good with me!

That's great for me. I've already read the shorties, and I agree that it makes sense to do them in the same week. Will you open a thread for each?

Renee wrote: "That's great for me. I've already read the shorties, and I agree that it makes sense to do them in the same week. Will you open a thread for each?"

Yes, I will.

That sounds perfect. Thank you, Pip. :)

I just noticed my edition doesn't include the Sphinx, so this change works for me. I'll join you with the Millionaire.

Vanessa wrote: "I just noticed my edition doesn't include the Sphinx, so this change works for me. I'll join you with the Millionaire."

You can find it free online here Vanessa - it's short enough that you print it out on a couple of pages if you don't like reading on a screen.

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/773/77...

Thanks, Pip! I'll take a look at it.