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Originally Posted by CharlieBird
I misunderstood that the first three books were declared and not still in the proposal stage.
I started Daniel Deronda last night and will be on board for Don Quixote and anything by Dickens. Ashamed to say I've never read anything by him except A Tale of Two Cities in high school many years ago and why I'd be ready to read it again.
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Glad to have you, CharlieBird! You can pace yourself on
Daniel Deronda as the official start date to read and discuss is May 15.
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Originally Posted by gmw
If people were considering some Dickens you could do worse than some of his non-fiction works, that way you might (perhaps) mange to strike on one that less people had already read. I enjoyed American Notes, which given the mixed audience here might generate some interesting conversation, but I also found The Uncommercial Traveller and A Child's History of England to be interesting.
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I think this is an excellent idea; I’ve also seen his journalism recommended. I’ve read none of the nonfiction myself.