Popular reading and publishing in Britain, 1914-1950 / Joseph McAleer
| Author(s): | McAleer, Joseph |
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| Subjects: | Books and reading--Great Britain--History--20th century Popular literature--Great Britain--History and criticism Literature publishing--Great Britain--History--20th century |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1992 |
| Series: | Oxford historical monographs Oxford historical monographs |
| LC Classification: | Z |
| Table of Contents: | List of Illustrations List of Figures List of Tables Abbreviations Introduction 1 1. Popular Reading and Publishing, 1870-1914 12 2. 'Books Are a Commodity': The Commercialization of Popular Fiction 42 3. 'The Quickest Way Out of Glasgow': Adult Reading Habits 71 4. 'Take the Place of Valium': Mills & Boon Ltd. 100 5. 'We Must Prevent the Leakage': Children's Reading Habits 133 6. 'Get Me the Boy from the Age of Six': D. C. Thomson & Co., Ltd. 162 7. 'The Public Mind Might Be Diverted': The Religious Tract Society 205 Conclusion 244 Bibliography 255 Index 277 |
| Notes: | LCCN: 92019004 ISBN: 0198203292 (cloth) :$62.00 Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-276) and index |
| Physical Description: | 284 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 26013995 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0198203292 |