Victorian Book Club
The Mansion is hosting a Victorian Literature Book Club.
The Yellow Wallpaper
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Our next Victorian literature selection is shorter than most, but filled with social significance. Gilman’s 1892 short story gives us a glimpse into women’s history, the history of mental illness, and the history of nineteenth-century medicine.
Sunday, November 10 at 3 p.m. Refreshments will be served! Seating limited, make reservations here.
The Quaker City
by George Lippard
The Quaker City follows four main characters during three days and nights. The story is set mostly in a Philadelphia mansion named “Monk’s Hall,” which serves as a private gentleman’s club and is also secretly a brothel and opium den patronized by some of the city’s most respected citizens. The main characters engage in various acts of debaucherym including the attempt at deflowering a young maiden. Inspired by a sensational 1843 murder trial, The Quaker City was the bestselling novel in American history until the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
Sunday, April 28 at 3 PM
Cost: $10. Reservations are required and can be made ONLINE HERE
