| SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Jane Austen | Volume I of Northanger Abbey. |
| 3 | Volume II of Northanger Abbey. | |
| 4 | Northanger Abbey. | |
| 5 | Workshop | |
| 6-7 | Sir Walter Scott | The Highland Window. |
| 8 | Workshop | |
| 9-11 | Mary Shelley | Frankenstein. |
| 12 | Herman Melville | Chapters 1-18 of Typee. |
| 13 | Chapters 19-34, appendix, and sequel of Typee. | |
| 14 | Typee. | |
| 15-16 | Gustave Flaubert | "A Simple heart." |
| 17-19 | Kate Chopin | The Awakening. |
| 20-22 | Virginia Woolf | "The Window." In To the Lighthouse. |
| 23 | "Time Passes." In To the Lighthouse. | |
| 24 | "The Lighthouse." In To the Lighthouse. | |
| 25-26 | Alistair MacLeod | No Great Mischief. |
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This section features the required texts and several links to their corresponding e-texts and audiobooks. Readings by session are also available below.
Required Texts
Austen, Jane. Northanger Abbey. Any edition. The e-text and audiobook are available at Project Gutenberg.
Scott, Sir Walter. "The Highland Window." In Chronicles of the Canongate. New York, NY: Penguin Classics, 2003. ISBN: 9780140439892.
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. Any edition. The e-text and audiobook are available at Project Gutenberg.
Melville, Herman. Typee. Any edition. The e-text and audiobook are available at Project Gutenberg.
Flaubert, Gustave. "A Simple Heart." In Three Tales. Translated by Roger Whitehouse. New York, NY: Penguin Classics, 2005. ISBN: 9780140448009. This text is also known as "A Simple Soul." The e-text is available at Project Gutenberg.
Chopin, Kate. The Awakening. Any edition. The e-text is available at Project Gutenberg.
Woolf, Virginia. To the Lighthouse. Any edition.
MacLeod, Alistair. No Great Mischief. Any edition.
Readings by Session