Sarah Welsch

Ever since she read her first Nancy Drew novel, Sarah Welsch has read far too many stories of British and American detectives not to admit she finds the mystery novel her favorite literature. Sadly, her experiences in college and graduate school English literature classes did not offer mystery novels. But once she dicovered Osher she began to plot a course on the greatest detectives in modern fiction. The result is this new class “premiering” at Osher now.

 “Queens of British Crime”: Christie, Allingham, Sayers, Marsh, & Tey (Fall Term 2024)

Participant Testimonials: 

Sarah clearly loves the subject. Very knowledgeable 

Very good. Leader very well read, engaging teacher.

Fiction & Fact in S.O. Jewett's Country of the Pointed Firs (Spring Term 2024)

Participant Testimonials: 

It introduced us to many aspects of the Maine coast, to a brief history of literary publications, and to the book in general.

Sarah provided specific information on email as to how the course would be organized. Assignments were clear. This was a small class, 4 students. Sarah welcomed our participation and responded well to our offerings.

Tales of The City: Seven Short Stories About NYC (Spring Term 2023)

Participant Testimonials:

I couldn’t believe how much extra relevant material the course leader provided every week. If any relevant question or thought was brought up in class, the leader followed through with emails coming numerous times until the next meeting.

All materials were easily accessible, especially the stories which were all available on Project Gutenberg. Emails were very helpful.

Manhattan Stories: Eight NYC Tales from Melville to Runyon (Spring Term 2022)

Participant Testimonials:

Sarah has wide and rich knowledge of authors and stories and NYC and always seemed eager to lead the class.

The stories reflected the social norms of society during the time period they were written. I found this very interesting.