Dinn's Notes

Starting in May of 1997, a group reading and discussion of Mason & Dixon was conducted via e-mail on the Pynchon-L. The project was organized by Andrew Dinn (hence the name of this page, Dinn's Notes), who divided the text into 26 (?) "blocks"--labeled "MDMD(x)"--of approximately three chapters each. A rotating cast of Pynchon-L members took turns posting a summary, commentary, and a set of notes/questions for each block (which I am in the processing of listing below); these posts were followed by a e-mailed discussion by the group-at-large; this broader discussion can be found by searching the Pynchon-L Archives.

MDMD (0): Introduction

MDMD (1): Ch. 1-4, p. 5-41

MDMD (2): Ch. 5-7, p. 42-76

MDMD (3): Ch. 8-10, p. 77-104

MDMD (4): Ch. 11-13, p. 105-145

MDMD (5): Ch. 14-16, p. 146-174

MDMD (5): Chapter 14

MDMD (5): Chapter 15

MDMD (5): Chapter 16

MDMD (6): Ch. 17-19, p. 175-198

MDMD (6): Chapter 17

MDMD (6): Chapter 18

MDMD (6): Chapter 19

MDMD (7): Ch. 20-22, p. 199-227

MDMD (8): Ch. 23-25, p. 228-253

MDMD End of Part 1

MDMD (9): Ch. 26-28, p. 257-288

MDMD (10): Ch. 29-31, p. 289-314

MDMD (11): Ch. 32-34, p. 315-348

MDMD (12): Ch. 35-37, p. 349-381

MDMD (13): Ch. 38-40, p. 382-409

MDMD (14):Ch. 41-43 p. 410-439

MDMD (15): Ch. 44-46 p. 440-459

MDMD (16): Ch. 47-49, p. 460-483

MDMD (17): Ch. 50-52, p. 484-510

MDMD (17): Ch. 50, p. 484-490

MDMD (17): Ch. 51, p.491-498

MDMD (17): Ch. 52, p. 499-510

MDMD (18): Ch. 53-55, p. 511-553

MDMD (19): Ch. 56-58, p. 554-574

MDMD (20): Ch. 59-61

MDMD (21): Ch. 62-64

MDMD (22): Ch. 65-67