LITERATURE + LECTURES

The Houston Nonfiction book club and discussion group is affiliated with Great Books and meets at 7pm on the third Wednesday of every month in the Houston Central Market Community Room at 3815 Westheimer Rd. Attendance is free and open to the public. Parking is available in the large lot in front of the market.
 

THE EDUCATION OF HENRY ADAMS by Henry Adams (publ 1907) 420 total pages
[Top 100 Modern Library list and Pulitzer Prize winner in 1919] Printed privately in 1907 and published to wide acclaim shortly after the author's death in 1918, The Education of Henry Adams is a brilliant, idiosyncratic blend of autobiography and history that charts the great transformation in American life during the so-called Gilded Age.

Reading/Discussion schedule:

Jun 20th THE EDUCATION OF HENRY ADAMS by Henry Adams
Assignment: Editor's Preface, Preface, Chapters I through X (about 140 pages)

Jul 18th THE EDUCATION OF HENRY ADAMS by Henry Adams (cont'd)
Assignment: Chapters XI through XXI (about 140 pages)

Aug 15th THE EDUCATION OF HENRY ADAMS by Henry Adams (cont'd)
Assignment: Chapters XXII through XXXV (about 140 pages) - FINISH

We welcome everyone who might be interested. We do ask if someone wants to actually participate in the discussion (and not just listen), that they read the book and hopefully bring any questions they might have. The questions from attendees are what really form the basis for our discussions.

Books will not be provided or sold by the organizer though occasionally there may be handouts. Members are expected to purchase or borrow the books on our list.

After the meeting, some participants may choose to socialize downstairs in the cafe at Central Market. That is optional but can be nice to get to know other participants on a social level.

If you like to think and talk about ideas, this is the group for you.