The English Common Reader: A Social History of the Mass Reading Public, 1800-1900The English Common Reader was the first comprehensive and systematic exploration of how the ordinary Englishman became a reader. A rich social history as well as a history of the English reading public, the book has become a classic. It will continue to be read and enjoyed by scholars and students as we make our way through another age of profound social change for the reader and for the book. This edition features an extensive new bibliography. |
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THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | 2 |
THE TIME of Crisis 17911800 | 73 |
FROM CAXTON TO THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | 88 |
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