Title Women's reading in Britain, 1750-1835 : a dangerous recreation / Jacqueline Pearson.

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Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

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Description	1 online resource (x, 300 pages)
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-284) and index.
Summary	"The growth of female reading audiences from the mid eighteenth century to the early Victorian era represents both a vital episode in women's history and a highly significant factor in shaping the literary production of the period. This book offers for the first time a board overview and detailed analysis of this growing readership, its representation in literature, and the extent of its influence."--Jacket.
Contents	Pygmalionesses and the pencil under the petticoat: Richardson, Johnson and Byron -- What should girls and women read? -- The pleasures and perils of reading -- Pleasures and perils of reading: some case histories -- Where and how should women read? -- Preparing for equality: class, gender, reading -- A dangerous recreation: women and novel-reading.
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Subject	English prose literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
	English prose literature.
Chronological Term	18th century
Subject	Women -- Books and reading -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
	Women -- Books and reading.
	Great Britain.
	History.
	English prose literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
Chronological Term	19th century
Subject	Women -- Books and reading -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
	Women and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
	Women and literature.
	Women and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
	Authors and readers -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
	Authors and readers.
	Authors and readers -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
	Literature -- Appreciation -- Great Britain -- History.
	Literature -- Appreciation.
	Books and reading in literature.
	Books and reading in literature.
Chronological Term	1700-1899
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
	History.
Subject	Women.
	Womyn.
Other Form:	Print version: Pearson, Jacqueline, 1949- Women's reading in Britain, 1750-1835. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999 0521584396 (DLC) 98038078 (OCoLC)39633406
ISBN	051100205X (electronic book)
	9780511002052 (electronic book)
	0521584396

Title Women's reading in Britain, 1750-1835 : a dangerous recreation / Jacqueline Pearson.

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