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SUMMARY:Book Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP 2023-2024&nbsp;</span></span></h3><h4 style="text-align: center;"><strong><i><em><em><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><em><em><em><em><em>Frankenstein</em></em></em></em></em></span>&nbsp;</em></em></em></i><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">by Mary Shelley&nbsp;<i></i>- </span></strong><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">presented by NBPL Foundation</span></em></h4><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">May 8</span></strong><br><em></em></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Few creatures of horror have seized readers’ imaginations and held them for so long as the anguished monster of Mary Shelley’s&nbsp;<em>Frankenstein</em>. The story of Victor Frankenstein’s terrible creation and the havoc it caused has enthralled generations of readers and inspired countless writers of horror and suspense. Considering the gothic novel’s enduring success, it is remarkable that it began merely as a whim of Lord Byron’s.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A masterpiece of science fiction, Frankenstein was published anonymously in 1818 and then revised in 1831 with Mary Shelley as author.</span></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong><strong>Meeting Details:</strong></p><ul>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Friends Room, Central Library, 1000 Avocado Avenue, Newport Beach, CA</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2nd Wednesday of the month / September to May</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">9:30am - 11:00am / doors open at 9:15am</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">FREE (a suggested donation of $10.00 is always appreciated)</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">No Reservations required</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Come whether you’ve read the book or not as The Group is kind, curious, and engaging! &nbsp;</span></li></ul><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Book Discussion Group members select, read, and discuss 9-10 books per year. This active and dynamic Group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 9:30am - 11:00am in the Friends Room at the Central Library. All are welcome whether you’ve read the book or not and the program is FREE. Refreshments are provided and the books are available through the Newport Beach Public Library.</span></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>For detailed 2023-2024 Book Discussion Group reading list:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nbplfoundation.org/" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://nbplf.foundation/programs/book-discussion-group/" target="_blank">https://nbplf.foundation/programs/book-discussion-group/</a></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP 2023-2024&nbsp;</span></span></h3><h4 style="text-align: center;"><strong><i><em><em><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><em><em><em><em><em>Frankenstein</em></em></em></em></em></span>&nbsp;</em></em></em></i><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">by Mary Shelley&nbsp;<i></i>- </span></strong><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">presented by NBPL Foundation</span></em></h4><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">May 8</span></strong><br><em></em></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Few creatures of horror have seized readers’ imaginations and held them for so long as the anguished monster of Mary Shelley’s&nbsp;<em>Frankenstein</em>. The story of Victor Frankenstein’s terrible creation and the havoc it caused has enthralled generations of readers and inspired countless writers of horror and suspense. Considering the gothic novel’s enduring success, it is remarkable that it began merely as a whim of Lord Byron’s.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A masterpiece of science fiction, Frankenstein was published anonymously in 1818 and then revised in 1831 with Mary Shelley as author.</span></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong><strong>Meeting Details:</strong></p><ul>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Friends Room, Central Library, 1000 Avocado Avenue, Newport Beach, CA</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2nd Wednesday of the month / September to May</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">9:30am - 11:00am / doors open at 9:15am</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">FREE (a suggested donation of $10.00 is always appreciated)</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">No Reservations required</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Come whether you’ve read the book or not as The Group is kind, curious, and engaging! &nbsp;</span></li></ul><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Book Discussion Group members select, read, and discuss 9-10 books per year. This active and dynamic Group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 9:30am - 11:00am in the Friends Room at the Central Library. All are welcome whether you’ve read the book or not and the program is FREE. Refreshments are provided and the books are available through the Newport Beach Public Library.</span></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>For detailed 2023-2024 Book Discussion Group reading list:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nbplfoundation.org/" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://nbplf.foundation/programs/book-discussion-group/" target="_blank">https://nbplf.foundation/programs/book-discussion-group/</a></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
LOCATION:Newport Beach Central Library\, Friends Meeting Room\, 1000 Avocado Avenue Newport Beach\, California 92660
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