Questions about the Watermark Challenge?
Please call: (316) 682-1181.
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Watermark's Huck Finn Challenge
The Watermark Challenge is a seasonal book club and discussion series that focuses on great works of classic literature in the spring, summer, and fall of the year. Past seasons’ selections include Tolstoy's War and Peace, Melville's Moby-Dick, Proust’s Swann’s Way, and the novels of Jane Austen, among others. It's an opportunity for diverse readers to delve into great works of literature, explore the lives of major authors, and enjoy lively discussions.
This year, we'll devote our Autumn Challenge to a Great American Novel:
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
The Challenge is led by Mark David Bradshaw, Watermark bookseller and M.A. in comparative literature: mark.bradshaw@watermarkbooks.com
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DATES & TIMES We'll have three sessions devoted to short informative talks and lively group discussions. (Page numbers refer to the Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with the cool cartoon cover and the snazzy flaps.)
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LOCATION
All events will be held at Watermark Books & Cafe: 4701 E. Douglas Ave. Please call us if you have questions about accessibility: (316) 682-1181.
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An interesting recent magazine piece on Twain:
"Our Mysterious Stranger" by Malcolm Jones, Newsweek magazine: http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/30/our-mysterious-stranger.html
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Previous Watermark Challenges:
Autumn 2010: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Summer 2010:
Spring 2010:
Autumn 2009:
Summer 2009:
Spring 2009:
Autumn 2008:
Summer 2008:
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RECOMMENDED BOOKS
All titles are available at Watermark Books & Cafe. To have books held for you, please call 682-1181 or e-mail mark.bradshaw@watermarkbooks.com
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mr. Mark Twain.
This recently published Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition is beautiful, with lovely printing that lovely to read, and a fine introduction--just as we've come to expect from Penguin Classics.
Mark Twain: A Life by Ron Powers.
I first read this biography of Twain when it was newly published in 2005. It's an excellent, quickly-moving survey of his amazing career and fascinating personality: raised on tall tales and slave stories, tested on river boats, tempered by a career in frontier journalism, and powerfully affected by the claims of spiritualism and calls from beyond the grave. It's a great read!
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4701 East Douglas/Wichita, Kansas 67218/(316) 682-1181 Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Cafe opens at 7:00 a.m.) Saturday - Sunday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Cafe opens at 7:00 a.m.)
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