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Great Books Reads The Open Boat by Stephen Crane
In 1897 Stephen Crane survived the shipwreck of the SS Commodore off the coast of Florida. He wrote of his experience in the short story, "The Open Boat."
Join the Great Books discussion of this poignant seafaring story at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, January 8 in the Sturgeon Bay Library.
Read or listen to the story online:
The Open Boat by Stephen Crane (text)
The Open Boat by Stephen Crane (text)
Stephen Crane Short Story collection including The Open Boat (audio)
Background on Stephen Crane and The Open Boat can be found at Wikipedia and The Literary Digest (June 23, 1900),
Happy Birthday Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley was born 113 years ago on August 30th. Her most famous novel, Frankenstein, is still as fresh and popular today as it was when she published it in 1818. In fact, gothic novels are more popular than ever. Grab a copy of Frankenstein from the library, read it online, or listen to it online, then join in the discussion at Great Books on Wednesday, September 15 at 3 pm in the Sturgeon Bay Library.
Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti
Tuesday, April 20 at 3:00 pm the Great Books discussion group will meet in the Sturgeon Bay Library. This month's discussion will focus on Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market. Need to find a copy before the discussion?
Read the poem at Poets' Corner - Bookshelf.
There are at least 2 audio versions of the poem online.
Or watch a video and hear the poem read by David Shaw on Youtube to see and hear part of the poem:
