Consuming texts : readers and reading communites, 1695-1870 / Stephen Colclough.
Consuming texts : readers and reading communites, 1695-1870 / Stephen Colclough.
Consuming texts : readers and reading communites, 1695-1870 / Stephen Colclough.
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New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Date
2007.
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N028.90903/1
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English
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ix, 239 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. Reading has a history -- 2. Reworking the word : readers and their manuscript books, 1695-1730 -- 3. Diversities of reading practice, 1695-1770 -- 4. The circulating library, book club and subscription library : readers and reading communities, 1770-1800 -- 5. Communal practice and individual res...
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New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2007.
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"Consuming Texts explores the history of reading in the British Isles during a period in which the printed word became all-pervasive. Beginning with an overview of recent work on this topic, it goes on to provide a series of case studies of individual readers and the communities to which they belonged."--BOOK JACKET.
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Consuming texts : readers and reading communites, 1695-1870 / Stephen Colclough.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N028.90903/1
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74VKR46zgzqA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKR46zgzqA
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0230525385 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780230525382 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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028.909033
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991023258639702626
