num_pages: 448
description: The English Common Reader was the first comprehensive and systematic exploration of how the ordinary Englishman became a reader. A rich social history as well as a history of the English reading public, the book has become a classic. It will continue to be read and enjoyed by scholars and students as we make our way through another age of profound social change for the reader and for the book. This edition features an extensive new bibliography.
language: English
title: The English Common Reader: A Social History of the Mass Reading Public, 1800-1900
titlecomplete: The English Common Reader: A Social History of the Mass Reading Public, 1800-1900
genres: British Literature, History, Books About Books, Literary Criticism, Reference, Research, Literature, 19th Century, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 50
publisher: Ohio State University Press