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How to Read Great Literature in Serialised Form (Patreon)

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2023-04-16 17:39:37

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Today I'm discussing a topic that’s very close to my heart: the value of reading great books following their original serialisation.

We're talking about life-changing reading experiences, engaging with the first reader, symbolic pauses, befriending ourselves in great characters, how rereading reflects change, reading to stay alive, and more.

In addition to discussing great writers like Cervantes and George Eliot, I would also love to take this opportunity to show you Charles Dickens' Master Humphrey's Clock, the literary experiment which gave life to The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge.

Timestamps:

0:00 the serialisation of Charles Dickens
1:30 engaging with the first reader
3:00 the rewards of delayed gratification
4:45 how to live the great books
5:55 introducing time to your reading
6:30 life-changing reading experiences
7:30 when characters become friends
8:14 how reading keeps us living
9:42 my anxiety of belatedness
10:45 how rereading reflects change
12:50 the power of symbolic pauses
14:00 special author reading projects
15:00 following original serialisations
15:42 reading Dickens over the long term
16:38 Master Humphrey's Clock
18:30 the joy of slow reading & rereading
19:14 The Old Curiosity Shop
21:39 some questions for you

Questions for You:

1) Have you read a work following its original serialisation? How did you find the experience?

2) Are there any unique approaches to literature that make your reading experience more rewarding?

Happy reading, everybody!

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How to Read Great Literature in Serialised Form

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