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A history of the book in Australia, 1891-1945 : a national culture in a colonised market / edited by Martyn Lyons & John Arnold.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Book industries and trade--Australia--History.
- Book industries and trade.
- Publishers and publishing--Australia--History.
- Publishers and publishing.
- Books and reading--Australia--History.
- Books and reading.
- History.
- Australia.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 444 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- National culture in a colonised market
- Place of Publication:
- St. Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, 2001.
- Contents:
- Publishing and Printing
- Chapter 1 The 'Paternoster Row Machine' and the Australian Book Trade, 1890-1945 / Richard Nile, David Walker 3
- Chapter 2 Britain's Largest Export Market / Martyn Lyons 19
- Chapter 3 Publishers and Editors: Angus & Robertson, 1888-1945 / Jennifer Alison 27
- The New South Wales Bookstall Company: Paperback Phenomenon / Carol Mills 36
- A. W.Jose & the Australian Encyclopaedia / Teresa Pagliaro 42
- David McKee Wright as Literary Editor of the Bulletin / Michael Sharkey 49
- The Communist Party as Publisher / Stuart Macintyre 51
- Music Publishing / Suzanne Robinson 54
- The Bulletin as Publisher / Jennifer Alison 57
- P. R. Stephensen / Craig Munro 60
- Publishing in Languages other than English / Anne Holmes 64
- Chapter 4 Literary Censorship, Imperialism and the White Australia Policy / Deana Heath 69
- Chapter 5 How Did Authors Make a Living? / Debra Adelaide 83
- Miles Franklin / Margaret Bettison, Jill Roe 97
- Authors' Week, 1935 / Maryanne Dever 100
- Chapter 6 Printing Technology and Book Production / John Arnold 104
- Frank Wilmot / John Arnold 112
- Chapter 7 Australian Print Workers / Raelene Frances 116
- Bookshops and Libraries
- Chapter 8 Bookshops and Retailing / John Arnold 127
- H. H. Champion and the Book Lover / John Barnes 144
- Radical Bookshops / Bruce Scates 146
- Fuller's Bookshop / Peter Pierce, John Arnold 149
- F. W. Preece / Juliana Bayfield 151
- Dymock's / Martyn Lyons 153
- Chapter 9 Public Libraries: 'Institutions of the Highest Educational Value' / David J. Jones 157
- Chapter 10 The Library in the Workplace: The New South Wales Railway Institute Library / Martyn Lyons 176
- Chapter 11 The Circulating Library Phenomenon / John Arnold 190
- Books for the Troops: The Australian Army Education Service in the Second World War / Jim Cleary 199
- The Bush Book Club of New South Wales / Martyn Lyons 204
- Chapter 12 Mechanics' Institute Libraries
- The Readers Demand Fiction / Anette Bremer, Martyn Lyons 209
- Chapter 13 Private Collectors' Libraries / Wallace Kirsop 226
- J. K. Moir and the Bread & Cheese Club / John Arnold 230
- Genres and their Place in the Market
- Chapter 14 The Mystery of the Missing Bestseller / Richard Nile, David Walker 235
- Chapter 15 Newspapers and Daily Reading / John Arnold 255
- Literary Journals / Bruce Bennett 268
- Women's Magazines / Helena Studdert 276
- Chapter 16 Reference and Non-ficition Publishing / John Arnold 282
- Science Publishing / Rod Home 292
- Textbook Publishing / Jeff Prentice 294
- Chapter 17 Children's Literature / Heather Scutter 298
- Chapter 18 Drama Publishing / Kerry Kilner 310
- Chapter 19 Art Publishing / Leigh Astbury 314
- Chapter 20 'Serious Reading' between the Wars / Patrick Buckridge 325
- Chapter 21 Reading Practices in Australia / Martyn Lyons 335
- Frank Anstey as Reader / Peter Love 354
- Miles Franklin as Reader / Margaret Bettison, Jill Roe 355
- Chapter 22 The Critical Reception, 1891-1945 / Peter Pierce 359
- Sydney Literary Societies of the 1920s / Lesley Heath 365
- Chapter 23 Reading Models and Reading Communities / Martyn Lyons 370
- Private Reading Circles in Victoria / Lurline Stuart 383
- The Australasian Home Reading Union, 1892-97 / Martyn Lyons 386
- Chapter 24 Literary Anniversaries: Commemorating Shakespeare and Others, 1900-1940 / Martyn Lyons 389
- Chapter 25 The Book Trade and the Australian Reader in 1945 / Martyn Lyons 401.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 418-431) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0702232343
- OCLC:
- 48968227
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