Do Miners Read Dickens? - The Origins and Progress of the South Wales Miners' Library (Hardcover)

In 1983, two University Professors looked slightly bemused as they scanned the shelves of the South Wales Miners' Library. One said to the other, 'Do miners read Dickens?' We seek to answer that question, and a little more besides. This special fortieth anniversary volume chronicles the origins of the Library out of the remnants of the magnificent Workmen's Institute libraries, once described as 'the brains of the Coalfield', and charts its development over time to becoming a unique research and lifelong learning centre.

General

Imprint:	Parthian Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2013
Authors:	Hywel Francis • Sian Williams
Dimensions:	297 x 210 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	140
ISBN-13:	978-1-909844-44-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > Library & information services Books > Humanities > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General
LSN:	1-909844-44-6
Barcode:	9781909844445

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