The landmark ninth edition, often called “the Scholar’s Edition”, was published from January 1875 to 1889 in 25 volumes, with volume 25 the index volume. Unlike the first two Black editions, there were no preliminary dissertations, the alphabetical listing beginning in volume 1.
Find One Person to Invite To OGB@Home As the Group Leader, think of one person that you want to invite to read the Great Books with. It doesn’t need to be 8 people right off the bat. Have a phone call with that one person, and tell them what they’re doing. Ask them to help…
For the first meeting, I HIGHLY recommend sending real invitations via mail. This is a special practice these days, only reserved for weddings and graduations. Sending an invitation in the mail shows that this is a serious and special event. A good invitation, once RSVP’d to, will help ensure solid attendance for your first meeting.…
You’re the host. You aren’t necessarily running the meeting, someone else in your group may be doing that, but you are hosting. It’s your responsibility to make the meeting hospitable and successful. The art of hosting is largely being lost, but you are going to perfect this art and in doing making sure your book…
What if I want to be a Seminar Leader? huge library of discussion leader materials. We have a number of materials from the University Chicago, from the 40s up through stuff from Great Books Foundation, the materials that we’ve created and more that you can use to study. We also have a, I don’t know…
Hosting Your Seminar The seminar experience is the capstone of the trivium. The seminar is the time when the reader puts what he has read into action and becomes transformed by the books. It’s the face of the anvil. We believe readers will join you for the accountability but stay for the seminar experience. …
