Provincial readers in eighteenth-century England
By: Jan Fergus
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9780199297825
Subjects: Books and reading -- England -- Midlands -- History -- 18th century
Description: The English novel took shape in the 18th century, but no one knows who read novels like 'Humphry Clinker' and 'Clarissa' when they were first published. Drawing on booksellers' archives and parish records, this book shows who in the Midlands actually bought novels, plays, and fiction magazines in the 18th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [284]-296) and indexes