Title: Provincial readers in eighteenth-century England
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.
Subjects: Books and reading, History, Books and reading, history, English literature, history and criticism, 18th century, English fiction, Publishing
Places: England, Midlands
Time periods: 18th century