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Friday Program – Discoveries in the Reading Room
Friday Program – Discoveries in the Reading Room (Sesquicentennial Book Club)
October 10 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Sesquicentennial Book Club
Christian Science Reading Room, Edmonds 120-C 5th Ave S, Edmonds, WA, United States
Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy was first published in October 1875. The Christian Science Reading Room in Edmonds invites you to a Sesquicentennial Book Club at 12:30 PM the last four Fridays in October.
- Discuss William Dana Orcutt’s book, Mary Baker Eddy and Her Books. Orcutt writes about Mrs. Eddy and Science and Health in a wholly original way.
- Consider how Mrs. Eddy inspired innovation in the printing industry!
- View early editions of Science and Health.
- Read supporting material from Christian Science Sentinels and Journals, The Mary Baker Eddy Library, biographies, and more.
Attend any session or all four:
- Oct 10: Part I Mrs. Eddy and John Wilson 1881-1897
- Oct 17: Part II Mrs. Eddy and the Author 1897-1910
- Oct 24: Part III Later Editions 1910-1950
- Oct 31: Part IV Subscription Edition 1939-1941
Copies of Orcutt’s book are available for purchase or loan in the Edmonds Reading Room. More information is at ChristianScienceEdmonds.org,