Consuming Texts - Readers and Reading Communities, 1695-1870 (Hardcover)

"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, it goes on to provide a series of case studies of individual readers and the communities to which they belonged. From wealthy readers of 'amatory fiction' in the early Eighteenth century, 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.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2007
First published:	2007
Authors:	Stephen Colclough
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	239
ISBN-13:	978-0-230-52538-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-230-52538-5
Barcode:	9780230525382

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