18th Century Enthusiasts discussion

Hi, so we will close the poll for the group read on Dec. 15. Once the book is decided, I will make a timeline for reading. (The bulk of the reading will take place during the holidays.) Feel free to make any comments or suggestions for any aspect of the group read.

Looking forward to this!

Yes, :). I will be posting the schedule on the 15th.

Here is the schedule. I'm sorry it's late:

Tristram Shandy Group Read


Week 1: Volume 1 (Read by Dec. 29)
Week 2: Volume 2 (Read by Jan. 5)
Week 3: Volume 3 (Read by Jan. 12)
Week 4: Volume 4 (Read by Jan. 19)
Week 5: Volume 5 (Read by Jan. 26)
Week 6: Volumes 6 & 7 (Read by Feb. 2)
Week 7: Volume 8 (Read by Feb. 9)
Week 8: Volume 9 (Read by Feb. 16)
Week 9: 2 Open Access Articles-TBA (Read by Feb. 23)
Week 10: 2 Open Access Articles-TBA (Read by Mar. 2)

Feel free to read ahead as you like. I will be posting discussion sections for each volume so that people can focus discussions on the specific volume, and avoid spoilers. Within each volume section discussion, there will, of course, be spoilers.

Also, one of my friends suggested that it would be better to read an annotated edition if you can, just so you have access to the political references if you want them. There is a nice version online at http://www.tristramshandyweb.it/ with all the volumes. I think the ones on Google Books don't include all the volumes. There is also a Norton Critical edition of the work, which is nice because it includes background materials and criticism of the work.