2025-2026
Meeting Schedule
Our August 23 meeting will complete our Sketches by Boz discussion and will also include “Favorite Passages” presentations, where members bring and read their favorite passages chosen from Dickens’s works.
Our September-May readings from The Pickwick Papers are arranged as follows: Two monthly “numbers” in the fall, to get us started, and three numbers from January through May, with the exception of February, which is our Birthday Tea. Summer and Fall 2026 reading selections will be posted in the late spring.
Meetings held are at members’ homes and include a potluck dinner. Please fill out the “Send Us a Message” form at the bottom of the page to receive specifics about meetings.
Saturday, Aug. 23: 6:00 p.m. “Scenes” 1-4 from Sketches by Boz: “The Streets—Morning,” “The Streets—Night,” “Shops and Their Tenants,” and “Scotland-yard.” Also, bring a passage from any of Dickens’s works to read aloud.
Saturday, Sept. 20, 6:00 p.m.: Chapters 1-5 (March and April, 1836) of The Pickwick Papers.
Saturday, Oct. 18: 6:00 p.m.: Chapters 6-11 (May and June, 1836) of The Pickwick Papers.
Saturday, Nov. 1: 6:00 p.m.: SPECIAL MEETING: Howard Burnham reads from Pickwick.
Saturday, Nov. 15: 6:00 p.m.: Chapters 12-17 (July and August, 1836) of The Pickwick Papers.
Saturday, Dec. 6: 6:00 p.m.: Christmas Party.
Saturday, Jan. 17: 6:00 p.m. Chapters 18-26 (September, October, November 1836) of The Pickwick Papers.
Saturday, Feb.7: 2:00 p.m. Chapters 27-32 (December and January, 1836) of The Pickwick Papers.
Saturday, Mar. 21: 6:00 p.m. Chapters 33-40 (February, March, April 1837) of The Pickwick Papers.
Saturday, Apr. 18: 6:00 p.m. Chapters 41-49 (June*, July, August, 1837) of The Pickwick Papers.
Saturday, May 16: 6:00 p.m. Chapters 50-57 (September, October (double issue), 1837) of The Pickwick Papers.
*There was no May number in 1837 because of Mary Hogarth’s death.
Prospective members are always welcome at meetings; after three months, you are encouraged to join the Fellowship. Dues are $30 per address per year and include a subscription to our monthly newsletter, The Mutual Friend. “Send Us a Message” feature at the bottom of this page to receive location information (meetings are held in members’ homes on the Monterey Peninsula), or if you have any questions! We look forward to seeing you at one of our meetings.
About the Monterey Fellowship
The Monterey Peninsula Dickens Fellowship was founded February 7, 1991, and was chartered by London headquarters in April of 1992. It is one of 59 worldwide branches of the Fellowship. The Monterey branch holds monthly meetings from September to May, discussing a single book each year. Meetings are often potluck affairs, and the “Fellowship” part of our name is as important as the “Dickens” part. Please join us!
We Read Real Books!
We’re a book club with a difference. We focus on Dickens’s novels–longer books with larger themes, messages, and questions. We also delve into how Dickens’s work informs our lives today.
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