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1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history
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Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history.
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| Summary |
A vivid exploration of the evolution of reading as an essential social and domestic activity during the eighteenth century. Two centuries before the advent of radio, television, and motion pictures, books were a cherished form of popular entertainment and an integral component of domestic social life. In this fascinating and vivid history, Abigail Williams explores the ways in which shared reading shaped the lives and literary culture of the time, offering new perspectives on how books have been used by their readers, and the part they have played in middle-class homes and families. Drawing on marginalia, letters and diaries, library catalogues, elocution manuals, subscription lists, and more, Williams offers fresh and fascinating insights into reading, performance, and the history of middle-class home life. |
| Contents |
Introduction : Home improvements -- How to read -- Reading and sociability -- Using books -- Access to reading -- Verse at home -- Drama and recital -- Fictional worlds -- Piety and knowledge -- Afterword. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Books and reading -- History -- 18th century.
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Books and reading. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
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Books and reading -- Sociological aspects.
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Books and reading -- Sociological aspects. |
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Families -- Books and reading -- History -- 18th century.
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Families -- Books and reading. |
| Chronological Term |
1700-1799 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: WILLIAMS, ABIGAIL. SOCIAL LIFE OF BOOKS. [Place of publication not identified] : YALE University Press, 2017 0300208294 (OCoLC)961310989 |
| ISBN |
9780300228106 (electronic book) |
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0300228104 (electronic book) |
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0300208294 |
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9780300208290 |
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