A return to the common reader : print culture and the novel, 1850-1900 / edited by Beth Palmer, Adelene Buckland.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Buckland, Adelene.

Palmer, Beth, 1982-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors and readers--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Authors and readers.

Books and reading--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Books and reading.

English fiction--19th century--History and criticism.

English fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (205 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1957, Richard Altick's groundbreaking work The English Common Reader transformed the study of book history. Inspired by Altick's research, but digging deep into the neglected records of prison libraries, army barracks or convict ships the authors of A Return to the Common Reader dramatically reconfigure our understanding of the ordinary Victorian readers whose efforts and choices changed our literary culture forever.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Part 1 Publishers, Authors, Critics, Readers; 1 The Advantage of Fiction; 2 Dorothy's Literature Class; 3 Ouida; 4 'Those Who Idle over Novels'; 5 'Gossip' and 'Twaddle'; Part 2 Scenes of Reading; 6 Reading in Gaol; 7 Attempts to (Re)shape Common Reading Habits; 8 'Quite Incapable of Appreciating Books Written for Educated Readers'; 9 'A Journey Round the Bookshelves'; 10 Fiction and the Australian Reading Public, 1888-1914; Select Works Cited; Index

Notes:

First published 2011 by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-351-96190-X

1-351-96191-8

1-315-26372-6

1-283-04749-7

9786613047496

0-7546-9877-7

9781315263724

OCLC:

710972889