The American Senator ~ BIG READ
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From 6th September to 15th November 2021 we will be reading The American Senator together on Zoom.
Join Trollope enthusiasts from across the world every two weeks to discuss The American Senator as we read it together.
The Hon Elias Gotobed, Senator of the United States from the State of Mikewa, has made the acquaintance in Washington of John Morton, one of the heroes of the novel, a rising young diplomatist. On his return to England the Senator accompanies him to study English institutions, and digest his information into a lecture, to be delivered first in London and ultimately in America. … the senator’s part is the most elaborately written, and, fair or unfair in its satire, the pleasantest to read.
Unsigned notice, Nation (New York) 23 August 1877
Zoom meetings
- Monday 18th October, 2021 at 8:00pm BST – Chapters 40-52
- Monday 1st November, 2021 at 8:00pm GMT- Chapters 53-66
- Monday 15th November, 2021 at 8:00pm GMT – Chapters 67-80
Terms of use
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You only need to register once, you can then attend any of the above meetings without needing to register again.
We will send you an email with instructions on how to join and the password. Using Zoom is easy, just click on the link in the email and follow the instructions. Please note that you will not be able to join the meeting until 8.00pm (UK time) on the day.
Resources
- Plot summary and character listing of The American Senator
- Download The American Senator free of charge from Project Gutenberg
- Trollopiana Archive – ‘A Victorian Novel ~ Trollope’s The American Senator‘ by Clement Greenberg, Trollopiana 38, August 1997
Map of Dillsborough
Reproduced from A Guide to Trollope by Winifred Gregory Geroud and James Thayer Gerould with drawings by Florence W Ewing.
Map of Dillsborough
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