Lost Ladies of Literature: Who Would Have Thought It by M R de Burton

Schedule

Tue Nov 17 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-05:00
Location

2200 Mt Vernon Ave | Alexandria, VA

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We generally meet on the 3rd Tuesday each month, and read lost classics by women authors. Inspired by the lost ladies of literature podcast.
About this Event

Book: Who Would Have Thought it by Maria Ruiz de Burton

Parking spots #6-7, 41-42, and 44 in the parking lot are for bookstore customers.

https://www.lostladiesoflit.com/podcast/mara-amparo-ruiz-de-burton-who-would-have-thought-it-with-quite-literally-books

If you order the book through our storefront on BookShop.org, show us your receipt, and you'll get 10% of that purchase back in store credit to spend at TCB! (But no pressure - libraries are also time-honored partners to book clubs. We love our libraries!)

ABOUT THE BOOK: Who Would Have Thought It is a novel published originally in 1872, written by feminist Mexican-American author Maria Ruiz de Burton.

The story follows Lola, a young orphaned Mexican girl rescued from Apache captors by Dr. Norval, who brings her to his New England home.

Though the townspeople intially shun her their attidude shifts dramatically when they discovers she possesses an immense fortune.


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2200 Mt Vernon Ave, 2200 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, United States

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