The History of reading / edited by Katie Halsey and W. R. Owens ; foreword by Simon Eliot.
The History of reading / edited by Katie Halsey and W. R. Owens ; foreword by Simon Eliot.
The History of reading / edited by Katie Halsey and W. R. Owens ; foreword by Simon Eliot.
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Publisher
Basingstoke, England : Palgrave Macmillan, in association with the Institute of English Studies, 2011.
Date
2011.
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N028.9/58
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English
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Physical content
3 v. : ill., ports., ; 23 cm.
Contents
Vol. 1. International perspectives, c. 1500-1990 / edited by Shafquat Towheed and W.R. Owens -- v. 2. Evidence from the British Isles, c. 1750-1950 / edited by Katie Halsey and W.R. Owens -- v. 3. Methods, strategies, tactics / edited by Rosalind Crone and Shafquat Towheed.
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Publisher
Basingstoke, England : Palgrave Macmillan, in association with the Institute of English Studies, 2011.
Analytical title
International perspectives, c. 1500-1990.
Evidence from the British Isles, c. 1750-1950.
Methods, strategies, tactics.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2011.
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Summary
How can we find evidence of reading in the past? And how can we interpret this evidence to create a 'history' of reading? To answer these questions, this volume presents eleven fascinating accounts of readers and reading in the British Isles over two hundred years. The authors reveal the huge variety of evidence that exists, not only of what people...
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Full title
The History of reading / edited by Katie Halsey and W. R. Owens ; foreword by Simon Eliot.
Variant title
International perspectives, c. 1500-1990.
Evidence from the British Isles, c. 1750-1950.
Methods, strategies, tactics.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N028.9/58
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74VvJayx3qm3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvJayx3qm3
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ISBN
9780230247567 (hbk : v. 3)
9780230319288 (set)
9780230316799 (e-book)
0230316794 (e-book)
9780230247512 (hbk : v. 1)
9780230247550 (hbk : v. 2)
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028.9
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991008141349702626
