Consuming Texts: Readers and Reading Communities, 1695-1870

Colclough, Stephen

This volume explores the history of reading in the British Isles during a period in which the printed word became all pervasive. From wealthy readers of 'amatory fiction', through to men and women reading surreptitiously at the Victorian railway bookstall, it argues that a variety of new reading communities emerged during this period.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2007-07-12

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230525382

DOI: 10.1057/9780230590540

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 239