[Notice: This group has ceased operation. Watch for Harvard Classics Reading Program 2007 to be launched in December, 2006.]

In 1910, Dr. Charles Eliot, forty-year president of Harvard university, edited The Harvard Classics, a 50-volume "Five-foot Shelf of Books" which he described as "a portable university." The Harvard Classics has become one of the most studied and discussed anthologies ever assembled. To provide a gentle introduction to the great works for a reader with a modest amount of time, he outlined a daily reading program designed to take approximately fifteen minutes each day for the course of one calendar year from January 1 through December 31.

Participants in this group are following the Harvard Classics Reading Program for the calendar year 2006. Participants are encouraged to share their thoughts on the readings or related matters to the group. The reading plan and links to the readings may be found at <http://www.mensetmanus.net/inspiration/fifteen_minutes_a_day/>. A project to make the Harvard Classics available for download to handheld devices is underway at <http://www.portableharvardclassics.com>.
Each week a reminder will be sent to the group containing links to the upcoming week's readings, as well as supplementary material when appropriate.