Popular Reading and Publishing in Britain 1914-1950 |
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| Author:
| McAleer, Joseph |
| Series title: | Oxford Historical Monographs |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-820329-2 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1993 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Clarendon Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $58.00 |
Book Description:
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Before the advent of television, reading was among the most popular of leisure activities. In this lively and scholarly study, Joseph McAleer draws on a wide variety of resources to examine the size and complexion of the reading public and the development of an increasingly commercialized publishing industry in the early twentieth century.
Before the advent of television, reading was among the most popular of leisure activities. In this lively and scholarly study, Joseph McAleer draws on a wide variety of resources to examine the size and complexion of the reading public and the development of an increasingly commercialized publishing industry in the early twentieth century.