Commonplace books and reading in Georgian England / David Allan.
Commonplace books and reading in Georgian England / David Allan.
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New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Date
2010.
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N028.0942/2
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English
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p. cm.
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Machine generated contents note: 1. The problem with reading: history and theory in the culture of Georgian England; Part I. Origins: 2. 'Many sketches and scraps of sentiments': what is a commonplace book?; 3. A very short history of commonplacing; 4. Commonplacing modernity: enlightenment and the...
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New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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New York (State)
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2010.
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"This pioneering exploration of Georgian men and women's experiences as readers explores their use of commonplace books for recording favourite passages and reflecting upon what they had read, revealing forgotten aspects of their complicated relationship with the printed word. It shows how indebted English readers often remained to techniques for h...
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Commonplace books and reading in Georgian England / David Allan.
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N028.0942/2
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74VKqR5ybN2b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKqR5ybN2b
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0521115345
9780521115346
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028.094209033
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991020245699702626
