Join the Rosenbach Museum & Library in considering the development of the office of the presidency over the last 249 years. View rare books and manuscripts documenting presidential history from George Washington to Franklin Delano Roosevelt; discuss how the powers of the executive office fit into the separation of powers as outlined in the U.S. Constitution; and reflect on the evolving role of the presidency in the wider work of the federal government and American national life. The tour will include time for reflection and dialogue among participants about the executive office and civic participation. 

In this two-part class (Sunday, September 7^th and Sunday, September 14^th), attendees will be immersed in the centuries-old traditions of calligraphy and bookbinding. Students will study lettering traditions from around the world, including the Uncial script found in the Book of Kells and other early Irish manuscripts, while exploring how calligraphy interacts with the book format and creating their own exciting compositions.

• May 13, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• June 3, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• July 8, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• September 9, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• October 14, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• November 11, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• December 9, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

This special book club season of The Ladies of the House of Love will begin with three iconic Gothic works, including one, Ann Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794), that Austen heavily satirizes in Northanger Abbey. Then, the club will explore lesser-known books that Austen references as “horrid novels” in Northanger. Finally, on December 9, 2025, just one week before Austen’s 250th birthday, the club will read Northanger Abbey and hold a birthday party for the Authoress.  Don’t miss this unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of the Gothic as part of a community of fellow book lovers and Janeites!

Celebrate the start of the fall season at the Rosenbach with cocktails, light fare, and a special after-hours opportunity to visit our permanent galleries, Treasures from the Rosenbach’s Collection.  

The game is afoot! Investigate the realm of detective and spy literature in this Behind the Bookcase tour. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to discover connections between famous fictional mysteries and the lives—and legacies—of real-world spies. Explore early mystery stories including Charles Dickens’s Bleak House, examine an original cypher belonging to a female socialite and Civil War spy, and exercise your sleuthing skills to detect a forgery in the Rosenbach’s collection. 

This American history book club is a partnership of Carpenters’ Hall and the Rosenbach Museum & Library. Sessions meet variously at Carpenters’ Hall and the Rosenbach; check individual program descriptions for details. At least one book club session in the season will include a presentation of rare collection materials related to the themes and topics under discussion during the meetings. 

For over a century, readers have been thrilled by Arthur Conan Doyle’s adventures of the world’s first consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his assistant, Dr. John Watson, as they battled the criminal forces of London. We’ll use our magnifying glasses to inspect not only first editions of these stories and Doyle’s handwritten manuscript of the Holmes story, “The Adventure of the Empty House,” but also investigate some of the earlier influences of the mystery/detective genre, like Edgar Allan Poe and Charles Dickens.

The apparent simplicity of Emily Dickinson’s poetry is deceptive—beneath her brief, direct language lies profound depths of emotion and insight. In this three-part yoga series, we’ll explore her life and work through movement, breath, and reflection. Each session will weave selected poems into a gentle and meditative yoga sequence, inviting you to embody Dickinson’s themes of solitude, transformation, and wonder. 

In this tour, we’ll connect historical treasures of the Rosenbach collections to the contemporary creative field of Book Arts.

This free, casual open house is the perfect way to explore the Rosenbach at your own pace and introduce your friends and neighbors to the institution.  

This class explores what we call “modernism” through cross-disciplinary analyses of works made by Irish writer James Joyce, Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, and Russian composer Igor Stravinsky in the early twentieth century.

Since 1605 Cervantes’s Don Quixote has been read as an icon of idealistic and misguided desire and as a meme of human experience, modernity, the novel, and more. Close readings and cultural contexts will enable us to enjoy Cervantes’s experimental creation and to consider why it continues to captivate its readers.   

The Rosenbach holds a significant Cervantes collection, and we will share images of this collection during the seminar. 

Dracula is one of the most renowned epistolary novels of all time. The thrilling, chilling, and above all creeping dread invoked by Bram Stoker’s vampire builds within the everyday diary entries, newspaper clippings, and letters of our protagonists. 

Create your own suspense-filled letter in this two-part class.

This class explores what we call “modernism” through cross-disciplinary analyses of works made by Irish writer James Joyce, Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, and Russian composer Igor Stravinsky in the early twentieth century.

• May 13, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• June 3, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• July 8, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• September 9, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• October 14, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• November 11, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• December 9, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

This special book club season of The Ladies of the House of Love will begin with three iconic Gothic works, including one, Ann Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794), that Austen heavily satirizes in Northanger Abbey. Then, the club will explore lesser-known books that Austen references as “horrid novels” in Northanger. Finally, on December 9, 2025, just one week before Austen’s 250th birthday, the club will read Northanger Abbey and hold a birthday party for the Authoress.  Don’t miss this unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of the Gothic as part of a community of fellow book lovers and Janeites!

What is published as Stephen Hero is a manuscript fragment of the first version of James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, which once ran to around 1,000 pages and was rejected by many publishers. We will read what remains of Stephen Hero (edited by Theodore Spencer, John J. Slocum, and Herbert Cahoon) and then A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Relevant extracts will be provided from Ovid’s Metamorphoses.

Dracula is one of the most renowned epistolary novels of all time. The thrilling, chilling, and above all creeping dread invoked by Bram Stoker’s vampire builds within the everyday diary entries, newspaper clippings, and letters of our protagonists. 

Create your own suspense-filled letter in this two-part class.

This class explores what we call “modernism” through cross-disciplinary analyses of works made by Irish writer James Joyce, Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, and Russian composer Igor Stravinsky in the early twentieth century.

This American history book club is a partnership of Carpenters’ Hall and the Rosenbach Museum & Library. Sessions meet variously at Carpenters’ Hall and the Rosenbach; check individual program descriptions for details. At least one book club session in the season will include a presentation of rare collection materials related to the themes and topics under discussion during the meetings. 

Fitzgerald's third novel was published in April 1925. When Fitzgerald first began writing The Great Gatsby in the summer of 1921, he told his editor at Scribner, Max Perkins, "I want to write something new—something extraordinary and beautiful and simple + intricately patterned." We will learn about the genesis of The Great Gatsby, its critical reception when it appeared, its changing afterlife, the rise of its immense global popularity, and versions of Gatsby on stage and film as we read the novel together.  

Grab your mat (and maybe your fangs and cape, too?) and join us for a candlelit, Dracula-inspired yoga practice! We’ll have some fun linking imagery and themes from this Gothic horror classic to a gentle flow yoga sequence.  

Following the practice, participants will have the opportunity to explore the Rosenbach’s vampire-related collection items during a special, private after-hours viewing of Treasures from the Rosenbach’s Collection: Literature of Great Britain & Ireland, where selections from the Rosenbach’s renowned Dracula and vampire collections are on view. Please bring your own yoga mat. Costumes encouraged!

This course examines how African American artists, activists, and thinkers have utilized American Constitutionalism as a basis for arguments in support of Black freedom, from the U.S. founding to abolition and from emancipation to the Civil Rights Movement.

In this course, we will explore the complexity and depth of this extraordinary text, with close attention to issues related to language, kingship, old age, gender, and more.

James Joyce was one of the 20th century’s most complex, influential, paradoxical, irreverent, domineering, problematic, and rewarding writers; Ulysses (pub. 1922) is, if not Joyce’s most difficult work, certainly his most beloved and consequential one. This reading group aims to acquaint first-time readers with Ulysses and to give those already familiar with the novel the opportunity to deepen their engagement with it.

This class explores what we call “modernism” through cross-disciplinary analyses of works made by Irish writer James Joyce, Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, and Russian composer Igor Stravinsky in the early twentieth century.

Fitzgerald's third novel was published in April 1925. When Fitzgerald first began writing The Great Gatsby in the summer of 1921, he told his editor at Scribner, Max Perkins, "I want to write something new—something extraordinary and beautiful and simple + intricately patterned." We will learn about the genesis of The Great Gatsby, its critical reception when it appeared, its changing afterlife, the rise of its immense global popularity, and versions of Gatsby on stage and film as we read the novel together.  

What is published as Stephen Hero is a manuscript fragment of the first version of James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, which once ran to around 1,000 pages and was rejected by many publishers. We will read what remains of Stephen Hero (edited by Theodore Spencer, John J. Slocum, and Herbert Cahoon) and then A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Relevant extracts will be provided from Ovid’s Metamorphoses.

In this course, we will explore the complexity and depth of this extraordinary text, with close attention to issues related to language, kingship, old age, gender, and more.

“Oliver Twist has asked for more!” Edward G. Pettit will lead a seminar on one of Charles Dickens’s most popular novels. Oliver is the first child protagonist of any novel, and Dickens recounts Oliver’s adventures from a Poor Workhouse to a dangerous den of London criminals.

Best known for his wildly imaginative fiction, accessible style, and unflinching critiques of American culture, Kurt Vonnegut was one of the most beloved and prescient writers of the late-20th century. Focusing on Cat’s Cradle (1963) and his anti-war masterpiece, Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), this four-session course will explore Kurt Vonnegut’s signature literary techniques (dark humor, satire, and innovative, often time-bending narrative structures) along with his examinations of 1960s America.

Fitzgerald's third novel was published in April 1925. When Fitzgerald first began writing The Great Gatsby in the summer of 1921, he told his editor at Scribner, Max Perkins, "I want to write something new—something extraordinary and beautiful and simple + intricately patterned." We will learn about the genesis of The Great Gatsby, its critical reception when it appeared, its changing afterlife, the rise of its immense global popularity, and versions of Gatsby on stage and film as we read the novel together.  

This course examines how African American artists, activists, and thinkers have utilized American Constitutionalism as a basis for arguments in support of Black freedom, from the U.S. founding to abolition and from emancipation to the Civil Rights Movement.

Since 1605 Cervantes’s Don Quixote has been read as an icon of idealistic and misguided desire and as a meme of human experience, modernity, the novel, and more. Close readings and cultural contexts will enable us to enjoy Cervantes’s experimental creation and to consider why it continues to captivate its readers.   

The Rosenbach holds a significant Cervantes collection, and we will share images of this collection during the seminar. 

In this course, we will explore the complexity and depth of this extraordinary text, with close attention to issues related to language, kingship, old age, gender, and more.

Books have been worn for hundreds of years. Come learn how to make some wearable books based on historical miniature volumes in the Rosenbach’s collection. You will end the class with two tiny blank books that can be turned into necklaces or a pair of earrings! All materials and tools will be provided. No experience necessary.

Musician and novelist Wesley Stace presents a unique seminar experience, an opportunity to read works of literature that attempt to capture, on the page, the essence of music.

• May 13, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• June 3, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• July 8, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• September 9, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• October 14, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• November 11, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• December 9, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

This special book club season of The Ladies of the House of Love will begin with three iconic Gothic works, including one, Ann Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794), that Austen heavily satirizes in Northanger Abbey. Then, the club will explore lesser-known books that Austen references as “horrid novels” in Northanger. Finally, on December 9, 2025, just one week before Austen’s 250th birthday, the club will read Northanger Abbey and hold a birthday party for the Authoress.  Don’t miss this unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of the Gothic as part of a community of fellow book lovers and Janeites!

Fitzgerald's third novel was published in April 1925. When Fitzgerald first began writing The Great Gatsby in the summer of 1921, he told his editor at Scribner, Max Perkins, "I want to write something new—something extraordinary and beautiful and simple + intricately patterned." We will learn about the genesis of The Great Gatsby, its critical reception when it appeared, its changing afterlife, the rise of its immense global popularity, and versions of Gatsby on stage and film as we read the novel together.  

This seminar will examine the history of birthright citizenship (dating from at least 1608),the regulation of immigration from the adoption of the Constitution to the Civil War, and the debates over the citizenship clause in the 14th Amendment.  

What is published as Stephen Hero is a manuscript fragment of the first version of James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, which once ran to around 1,000 pages and was rejected by many publishers. We will read what remains of Stephen Hero (edited by Theodore Spencer, John J. Slocum, and Herbert Cahoon) and then A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Relevant extracts will be provided from Ovid’s Metamorphoses.

In this course, we will explore the complexity and depth of this extraordinary text, with close attention to issues related to language, kingship, old age, gender, and more.

“Oliver Twist has asked for more!” Edward G. Pettit will lead a seminar on one of Charles Dickens’s most popular novels. Oliver is the first child protagonist of any novel, and Dickens recounts Oliver’s adventures from a Poor Workhouse to a dangerous den of London criminals.

Capping off our year of Jane Austen seminars to commemorate the author’s 250th birthday, we’ll finish with her most beloved novel, Pride and Prejudice, led by Louise Curran from the University of Birmingham, UK.

We will read and discuss Pride and Prejudice in all its simple and complicated glory, thinking about its depiction of courtship and marriage, its structure as the archetypal romantic comedy, and its place within Austen’s literary career. 

This American history book club is a partnership of Carpenters’ Hall and the Rosenbach Museum & Library. Sessions meet variously at Carpenters’ Hall and the Rosenbach; check individual program descriptions for details. At least one book club session in the season will include a presentation of rare collection materials related to the themes and topics under discussion during the meetings. 

Best known for his wildly imaginative fiction, accessible style, and unflinching critiques of American culture, Kurt Vonnegut was one of the most beloved and prescient writers of the late-20th century. Focusing on Cat’s Cradle (1963) and his anti-war masterpiece, Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), this four-session course will explore Kurt Vonnegut’s signature literary techniques (dark humor, satire, and innovative, often time-bending narrative structures) along with his examinations of 1960s America.

Fitzgerald's third novel was published in April 1925. When Fitzgerald first began writing The Great Gatsby in the summer of 1921, he told his editor at Scribner, Max Perkins, "I want to write something new—something extraordinary and beautiful and simple + intricately patterned." We will learn about the genesis of The Great Gatsby, its critical reception when it appeared, its changing afterlife, the rise of its immense global popularity, and versions of Gatsby on stage and film as we read the novel together.  

This course examines how African American artists, activists, and thinkers have utilized American Constitutionalism as a basis for arguments in support of Black freedom, from the U.S. founding to abolition and from emancipation to the Civil Rights Movement.

In this course, we will explore the complexity and depth of this extraordinary text, with close attention to issues related to language, kingship, old age, gender, and more.

Portrait miniatures originated in 16th century Europe, where these small, hand-painted likenesses were designed to be portable and personal keepsakes. They were tokens of affection, mementos of loved ones, and status symbols. Painted on vellum or ivory, they were often framed with precious metals and jewels like cameos. The tradition continued until the advent of photography in the mid-19th century.   

In “DEAR JOHN,” a special exhibition in the Rosenbach’s Treasures: History of the Material Text gallery, artist John Wind takes inspiration from this tradition but shifts the emphasis from the subject to the frame—concocting elaborate, exuberant compositions that provide a more modern take on the genre. 

Make your own Portrait Miniature in this in-person workshop. Bring a small photo or print of a favorite image (up to about 4”x5”) and Wind will provide all the other supplies needed to embellish and frame the image in a meaningful and personal way.  

James Joyce was one of the 20th century’s most complex, influential, paradoxical, irreverent, domineering, problematic, and rewarding writers; Ulysses (pub. 1922) is, if not Joyce’s most difficult work, certainly his most beloved and consequential one. This reading group aims to acquaint first-time readers with Ulysses and to give those already familiar with the novel the opportunity to deepen their engagement with it.

Capping off our year of Jane Austen seminars to commemorate the author’s 250th birthday, we’ll finish with her most beloved novel, Pride and Prejudice, led by Louise Curran from the University of Birmingham, UK.

We will read and discuss Pride and Prejudice in all its simple and complicated glory, thinking about its depiction of courtship and marriage, its structure as the archetypal romantic comedy, and its place within Austen’s literary career. 

What is published as Stephen Hero is a manuscript fragment of the first version of James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, which once ran to around 1,000 pages and was rejected by many publishers. We will read what remains of Stephen Hero (edited by Theodore Spencer, John J. Slocum, and Herbert Cahoon) and then A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Relevant extracts will be provided from Ovid’s Metamorphoses.

“Oliver Twist has asked for more!” Edward G. Pettit will lead a seminar on one of Charles Dickens’s most popular novels. Oliver is the first child protagonist of any novel, and Dickens recounts Oliver’s adventures from a Poor Workhouse to a dangerous den of London criminals.

Capping off our year of Jane Austen seminars to commemorate the author’s 250th birthday, we’ll finish with her most beloved novel, Pride and Prejudice, led by Louise Curran from the University of Birmingham, UK.

We will read and discuss Pride and Prejudice in all its simple and complicated glory, thinking about its depiction of courtship and marriage, its structure as the archetypal romantic comedy, and its place within Austen’s literary career. 

Best known for his wildly imaginative fiction, accessible style, and unflinching critiques of American culture, Kurt Vonnegut was one of the most beloved and prescient writers of the late-20th century. Focusing on Cat’s Cradle (1963) and his anti-war masterpiece, Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), this four-session course will explore Kurt Vonnegut’s signature literary techniques (dark humor, satire, and innovative, often time-bending narrative structures) along with his examinations of 1960s America.

This course examines how African American artists, activists, and thinkers have utilized American Constitutionalism as a basis for arguments in support of Black freedom, from the U.S. founding to abolition and from emancipation to the Civil Rights Movement.

What is published as Stephen Hero is a manuscript fragment of the first version of James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, which once ran to around 1,000 pages and was rejected by many publishers. We will read what remains of Stephen Hero (edited by Theodore Spencer, John J. Slocum, and Herbert Cahoon) and then A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Relevant extracts will be provided from Ovid’s Metamorphoses.

Since 1605 Cervantes’s Don Quixote has been read as an icon of idealistic and misguided desire and as a meme of human experience, modernity, the novel, and more. Close readings and cultural contexts will enable us to enjoy Cervantes’s experimental creation and to consider why it continues to captivate its readers.   

The Rosenbach holds a significant Cervantes collection, and we will share images of this collection during the seminar. 

Capping off our year of Jane Austen seminars to commemorate the author’s 250th birthday, we’ll finish with her most beloved novel, Pride and Prejudice, led by Louise Curran from the University of Birmingham, UK.

We will read and discuss Pride and Prejudice in all its simple and complicated glory, thinking about its depiction of courtship and marriage, its structure as the archetypal romantic comedy, and its place within Austen’s literary career. 

Musician and novelist Wesley Stace presents a unique seminar experience, an opportunity to read works of literature that attempt to capture, on the page, the essence of music.

• May 13, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• June 3, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• July 8, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• September 9, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• October 14, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• November 11, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

• December 9, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

This special book club season of The Ladies of the House of Love will begin with three iconic Gothic works, including one, Ann Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794), that Austen heavily satirizes in Northanger Abbey. Then, the club will explore lesser-known books that Austen references as “horrid novels” in Northanger. Finally, on December 9, 2025, just one week before Austen’s 250th birthday, the club will read Northanger Abbey and hold a birthday party for the Authoress.  Don’t miss this unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of the Gothic as part of a community of fellow book lovers and Janeites!

James Joyce was one of the 20th century’s most complex, influential, paradoxical, irreverent, domineering, problematic, and rewarding writers; Ulysses (pub. 1922) is, if not Joyce’s most difficult work, certainly his most beloved and consequential one. This reading group aims to acquaint first-time readers with Ulysses and to give those already familiar with the novel the opportunity to deepen their engagement with it.

“Oliver Twist has asked for more!” Edward G. Pettit will lead a seminar on one of Charles Dickens’s most popular novels. Oliver is the first child protagonist of any novel, and Dickens recounts Oliver’s adventures from a Poor Workhouse to a dangerous den of London criminals.

This American history book club is a partnership of Carpenters’ Hall and the Rosenbach Museum & Library. Sessions meet variously at Carpenters’ Hall and the Rosenbach; check individual program descriptions for details. At least one book club session in the season will include a presentation of rare collection materials related to the themes and topics under discussion during the meetings. 

Best known for his wildly imaginative fiction, accessible style, and unflinching critiques of American culture, Kurt Vonnegut was one of the most beloved and prescient writers of the late-20th century. Focusing on Cat’s Cradle (1963) and his anti-war masterpiece, Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), this four-session course will explore Kurt Vonnegut’s signature literary techniques (dark humor, satire, and innovative, often time-bending narrative structures) along with his examinations of 1960s America.

What is published as Stephen Hero is a manuscript fragment of the first version of James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, which once ran to around 1,000 pages and was rejected by many publishers. We will read what remains of Stephen Hero (edited by Theodore Spencer, John J. Slocum, and Herbert Cahoon) and then A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Relevant extracts will be provided from Ovid’s Metamorphoses.

“Oliver Twist has asked for more!” Edward G. Pettit will lead a seminar on one of Charles Dickens’s most popular novels. Oliver is the first child protagonist of any novel, and Dickens recounts Oliver’s adventures from a Poor Workhouse to a dangerous den of London criminals.

Since 1605 Cervantes’s Don Quixote has been read as an icon of idealistic and misguided desire and as a meme of human experience, modernity, the novel, and more. Close readings and cultural contexts will enable us to enjoy Cervantes’s experimental creation and to consider why it continues to captivate its readers.   

The Rosenbach holds a significant Cervantes collection, and we will share images of this collection during the seminar. 

“Oliver Twist has asked for more!” Edward G. Pettit will lead a seminar on one of Charles Dickens’s most popular novels. Oliver is the first child protagonist of any novel, and Dickens recounts Oliver’s adventures from a Poor Workhouse to a dangerous den of London criminals.

Musician and novelist Wesley Stace presents a unique seminar experience, an opportunity to read works of literature that attempt to capture, on the page, the essence of music.

James Joyce was one of the 20th century’s most complex, influential, paradoxical, irreverent, domineering, problematic, and rewarding writers; Ulysses (pub. 1922) is, if not Joyce’s most difficult work, certainly his most beloved and consequential one. This reading group aims to acquaint first-time readers with Ulysses and to give those already familiar with the novel the opportunity to deepen their engagement with it.

This American history book club is a partnership of Carpenters’ Hall and the Rosenbach Museum & Library. Sessions meet variously at Carpenters’ Hall and the Rosenbach; check individual program descriptions for details. At least one book club session in the season will include a presentation of rare collection materials related to the themes and topics under discussion during the meetings. 

Since 1605 Cervantes’s Don Quixote has been read as an icon of idealistic and misguided desire and as a meme of human experience, modernity, the novel, and more. Close readings and cultural contexts will enable us to enjoy Cervantes’s experimental creation and to consider why it continues to captivate its readers.   

The Rosenbach holds a significant Cervantes collection, and we will share images of this collection during the seminar. 

Musician and novelist Wesley Stace presents a unique seminar experience, an opportunity to read works of literature that attempt to capture, on the page, the essence of music.  

James Joyce was one of the 20th century’s most complex, influential, paradoxical, irreverent, domineering, problematic, and rewarding writers; Ulysses (pub. 1922) is, if not Joyce’s most difficult work, certainly his most beloved and consequential one. This reading group aims to acquaint first-time readers with Ulysses and to give those already familiar with the novel the opportunity to deepen their engagement with it.

This American history book club is a partnership of Carpenters’ Hall and the Rosenbach Museum & Library. Sessions meet variously at Carpenters’ Hall and the Rosenbach; check individual program descriptions for details. At least one book club session in the season will include a presentation of rare collection materials related to the themes and topics under discussion during the meetings. 

James Joyce was one of the 20th century’s most complex, influential, paradoxical, irreverent, domineering, problematic, and rewarding writers; Ulysses (pub. 1922) is, if not Joyce’s most difficult work, certainly his most beloved and consequential one. This reading group aims to acquaint first-time readers with Ulysses and to give those already familiar with the novel the opportunity to deepen their engagement with it.

This American history book club is a partnership of Carpenters’ Hall and the Rosenbach Museum & Library. Sessions meet variously at Carpenters’ Hall and the Rosenbach; check individual program descriptions for details. At least one book club session in the season will include a presentation of rare collection materials related to the themes and topics under discussion during the meetings. 

James Joyce was one of the 20th century’s most complex, influential, paradoxical, irreverent, domineering, problematic, and rewarding writers; Ulysses (pub. 1922) is, if not Joyce’s most difficult work, certainly his most beloved and consequential one. This reading group aims to acquaint first-time readers with Ulysses and to give those already familiar with the novel the opportunity to deepen their engagement with it.

James Joyce was one of the 20th century’s most complex, influential, paradoxical, irreverent, domineering, problematic, and rewarding writers; Ulysses (pub. 1922) is, if not Joyce’s most difficult work, certainly his most beloved and consequential one. This reading group aims to acquaint first-time readers with Ulysses and to give those already familiar with the novel the opportunity to deepen their engagement with it.

James Joyce was one of the 20th century’s most complex, influential, paradoxical, irreverent, domineering, problematic, and rewarding writers; Ulysses (pub. 1922) is, if not Joyce’s most difficult work, certainly his most beloved and consequential one. This reading group aims to acquaint first-time readers with Ulysses and to give those already familiar with the novel the opportunity to deepen their engagement with it.