A nation of readers : the lending library in Georgian England / David Allan.
2008
Z1003.5.G7 A45 2008 (Mapit)
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A nation of readers : the lending library in Georgian England / David Allan.
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ISBN
9780712349673
0712349677
0712349677
Publication Details
London : British Library, 2008.
Language
English
Description
xiii, 281 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Z1003.5.G7 A45 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification
028.094209033
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-264) and index.
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Table of Contents
"A taste of polite writing" : readers and reading in Georgian England
"An able tutor and agreeable companion" : book clubs and reading societies
"An ample fund of amusement and instruction" : the subscription libraries
"Inlets of vice and debauchery" : the circulating libraries
"Our publick library" : other institutional collections
"I have not read so many books for nothing" : reading and the making of a polite public.
"An able tutor and agreeable companion" : book clubs and reading societies
"An ample fund of amusement and instruction" : the subscription libraries
"Inlets of vice and debauchery" : the circulating libraries
"Our publick library" : other institutional collections
"I have not read so many books for nothing" : reading and the making of a polite public.