The social life of books : reading together in the eighteenth-century home /

A vivid exploration of the evolution of reading as an essential social and domestic activity during the eighteenth century. Two centuries before the advent of radio, television, and motion pictures, books were a cherished form of popular entertainment and an integral component of domestic social lif...

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Main Author: Williams, Abigail (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Yale University Press, 2017.
Series:Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history.
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Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central