This Rosenbach’s Biblioventure series focused on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. For the first half hour of every episode host Edward G. Pettit interviewed scholars and Janeites about all things Austen, then lead a conversational annotation of a chapter or two of Pride and Prejudice. Along with co-hosts Dr. Lauren Nixon, Dr. Kathleen Hudson, and Kathryn MacMillan, together we examined why and how Pride and Prejudice continues to be one of the most beloved books of readers everywhere.

This Rosenbach’s Biblioventure series was a virtual conversation about Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula and highlighted one chapter per week. Edward G. Pettit of the Rosenbach was joined by a set of co-hosts, all of whom have had a long history of reading, collecting, and creating with Stoker’s vampire.

This Rosenbach’s Biblioventure series was a journey through Charles Dickens’ The Pickwick Papers. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club was the first serialized novel written by Dickens and was published in 20 monthly parts (2-3 chapters per month) from March 1836-October 1837.

This Biblioventure, Sherlock Mondays: The Hound of the Baskervilles covered the nine-part monthly serial in The Strand Magazine where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle resurrected Sherlock and Watson for an investigation after his readers (including his own mother) wanted more post his appearance in Doyle’s “The Final Problem” (which was meant to be his last).

This Rosenbach’s Biblioventure series focused on Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories. We took a deep-dive into the adventures of the world’s first consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his assistant, Dr. John Watson, as they battled the criminal forces of London. We began with the first case, A Study in Scarlet, and continued with each story as they were chronologically published, finishing with “The Adventure of the Empty House.” Twenty-seven stories in 30 weeks.