Open meeting discussing the works of a prolific, popular author of the past whose works are held in quantity by the Athenaeum. Meetings are hybrid.
Please note the schedule for the 2023-24 season:
Sep 20
Frank R. Stockton (1834-1902)
American humorist, novelist, and editor
Nov 15
Francis Hopkinton Smith (1838-1915)
American author, artist, engineer
Jan 17
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (1844-1911)
American feminist, reformer, novelist
Mar 20
Richard Harding Davis (1864-1916)
American journalist, war correspondent, novelist
May 15
Elizabeth von Arnim (1866-1941)
English novelist
June TBD
Author selection meeting for 2024-25