Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Join us for a two-month reading of Thomas Mann's classic, The Magic Mountain.
The (expanded) Ulysses Six will be reading the novel during the November and December, 2026,: please join us.
BookTubers co-hosting this event:
Greg @anotherbibliophilereads
Pat @BookChatWithPat8668
Allen @hardbooks770
Roy @royreadsanything
Debs @RaynorReadsStuff
Will @willchambers8065
Aaron @aaronfacer
David @PolyglotReadingEnglish
and @ThomasMannProject
Greg's announcement video
youtu.be/BvzN80KKruY?si=bwWoUJYRBvMFYcOB
Discord server for discussion
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Schedule is based on the John E. Woods translation (Knopf hardcover; Vintage paperback):
Week 1 -- 90 pages, Nov 1–7, Chapters 1 to 3 to page 90.
Week 2 -- 90 pages, Nov 8–14, Chapter 4 to page 180.
Week 3 -- 83 pages, Nov 15–21, Chapter 5 (begin) to page 263 (stop at Research).
Week 4 -- 76 pages, Nov 22–28, Chapter 5 (end) to page 339.
Week 5 -- 93 pages, Nov 29–Dec 5, Chapter 6 (begin) to page 432 (stop at Operationes Spirituales).
Week 6 -- 98 pages, Dec 6–12, Chapter 6 (end) to page 531.
Week 7 -- 95 pages, Dec 13–19, Chapter 7 (begin) to page 626 (stop at Fullness of Harmony).
Week 8 -- 81 pages, Dec 20–31, Chapter 7 (finish) to 707.
Available editions:
Mann, Thomas. The Magic Mountain. Trans. H.T. Lowe-Porter. Secker
and Warburg, 1927.
Mann, Thomas. The Magic Mountain. Trans. H.T. Lowe-Porter. Modern Library College Editions/Random House, 1955.
Mann, Thomas. The Magic Mountain. Trans.John E. Woods. Knopf, 1995.
Mann, Thomas. The Magic Mountain. Trans. John E. Woods. Vintage International, 1996.
Mann, Thomas. The Magic Mountain. Trans. Simon Pare. Oxford World's Classics, 2026.
Mann, Thomas. The Magic Mountain. Trans. Susan Bernofsky. W.W. Norton, forthcoming.
#thomasmann #themagicmountain
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Join us for a two-month reading of Thomas Mann's classic, The Magic Mountain.
The (expanded) Ulysses Six will be reading the novel during the November and December, 2026,: please join us.
BookTubers co-hosting this event:
Greg @anotherbibliophilereads
Pat @BookChatWithPat8668
Allen @hardbooks770
Roy @royreadsanything
Debs @RaynorReadsStuff
Will @willchambers8065
Aaron @aaronfacer
David @PolyglotReadingEnglish
and @ThomasMannProject
Greg's announcement video
youtu.be/BvzN80KKruY?si=bwWoUJYRBvMFYcOB
Discord server for discussion
youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1gyTjY5Nk56b1NvUnlzVVFsdWpDNXU2c1JGZ3xBQ3Jtc0trQUZnMDNtNFdZOFd0X2MwbFFHdmVHWDdrdUdIelAxYTBUZUtqMk5vOWpFald5RUY3a3FxX2xOaDF5OVZUZHlIOXFyYmsxelhVSmVReE8yb1VXYlFlMFdNMFMxX1ZGNVNSYkZUcFVnZUtFdXduUU1MZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.gg%2FXpGJ9YfuZW&v=BvzN80KKruY
Schedule is based on the John E. Woods translation (Knopf hardcover; Vintage paperback):
Week 1 -- 90 pages, Nov 1–7, Chapters 1 to 3 to page 90.
Week 2 -- 90 pages, Nov 8–14, Chapter 4 to page 180.
Week 3 -- 83 pages, Nov 15–21, Chapter 5 (begin) to page 263 (stop at Research).
Week 4 -- 76 pages, Nov 22–28, Chapter 5 (end) to page 339.
Week 5 -- 93 pages, Nov 29–Dec 5, Chapter 6 (begin) to page 432 (stop at Operationes Spirituales).
Week 6 -- 98 pages, Dec 6–12, Chapter 6 (end) to page 531.
Week 7 -- 95 pages, Dec 13–19, Chapter 7 (begin) to page 626 (stop at Fullness of Harmony).
Week 8 -- 81 pages, Dec 20–31, Chapter 7 (finish) to 707.
Available editions:
Mann, Thomas. The Magic Mountain. Trans. H.T. Lowe-Porter. Secker
and Warburg, 1927.
Mann, Thomas. The Magic Mountain. Trans. H.T. Lowe-Porter. Modern Library College Editions/Random House, 1955.
Mann, Thomas. The Magic Mountain. Trans.John E. Woods. Knopf, 1995.
Mann, Thomas. The Magic Mountain. Trans. John E. Woods. Vintage International, 1996.
Mann, Thomas. The Magic Mountain. Trans. Simon Pare. Oxford World's Classics, 2026.
Mann, Thomas. The Magic Mountain. Trans. Susan Bernofsky. W.W. Norton, forthcoming.
#thomasmann #themagicmountain
********
This channel is informal chat about books and other reading, unaffiliated to any entity.
My Discord server: discord.gg/VaVQBmJwbd
If you want to support the channel, please like and subscribe.
I have an Amazon wishlist: amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/HJ8WB0DVYTRZ
So does Jennie!
amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2D9INI62HXMC7
Buy me a coffee should you so wish ko-fi.com/roy65583
Email royabayfield [at] gmail.com
#royreadsanything #royreadseverything #RoyWhoReadsAnything
