Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion: Victorian Book Club - "Quaker City"

The Quaker City by George Lippard

The Quaker City follows four main characters during three days and nights.  The story is set mostly in a Philadelphia mansion named “Monk’s Hall,” which serves as a private gentleman’s club and is also secretly a brothel and opium den patronized by some of the city’s most respected citizens.  The main characters engage in various acts of debaucherym including the attempt at deflowering a young maiden.  Inspired by a sensational 1843 murder trial, The Quaker City was the bestselling novel in American history until the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Cost: $10. Reservations are required and can be made ONLINE HERE