Dear Decathlon members:
Here is the recommended (and tentative) reading schedule for our initial reading of A Tale of Two Cities over the summer break. Feel free to read ahead--I know you are all great readers--however, I will discuss topics on this blog (and the plot line) based on this timetable.
June 13-June 23...pages 1-150
June 24-July 3...pages 151-298
July 4-July 14...pages 299-396 (note: July 14 is Bastille Day!!).
This is a tentative reading schedule. It is subject to change. I may slow it down depending on the circumstances. Again, if you are a fast reader, then plunge ahead, but be prepared to go back and discuss previously read chapters when I address them on this site.
By the way....the photo is that of Robespierre. If you don't know who he is, please look him up when you get a chance.
Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre: Elected chief of the Commitee of Public Safety on July 27, 1793. His act of eliminating all whom were considered to be enemies of the Revolution (French Revoltio), led to The Reign of Terror and the execution of revolutionary leaders through the use of the famous guillotine. On July 28,1794 Robespierre died through his own guillotine.Anywhere from 15,000 to 50,000 French citizens died during this time period.
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