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Provincial readers in eighteenth-century England
The English novel took shape in the 18th century, but no one knows who read novels like 'Humphry Clinker' & 'Clarissa' when they were first published. Drawing on booksellers' archives & parish records, this book shows who in the Midlands actually bought novels, plays...
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| Formato: | eBook |
| Idioma: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Acceso en liña: | Click here to view full text |
| Summary: | The English novel took shape in the 18th century, but no one knows who read novels like 'Humphry Clinker' & 'Clarissa' when they were first published. Drawing on booksellers' archives & parish records, this book shows who in the Midlands actually bought novels, plays, & fiction magazines in the 18th century. |
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| descrición da copia: | On-campus only: no User ID or password required |
| Descrición Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 314 p.) : ill., map. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780191711244 (ebook) : |