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Citation
Halsey K (2018) A "Quaint Corner" of the Reading Nation: Romantic readerships in rural Perthshire, 1780-1830. In: Roberts K & Towsey M (eds.) Before the Public Library: Reading, Community and Identity in the Atlantic World, 1650-1850. Library of the Written Word, 61. Leiden: Brill, pp. 218-235. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004348677_011
Abstract
The chapter discusses Romantic-period reading and book borrowing in rural Perthshire, using the borrowers' records of Innerpeffray Library, Crieff, as a case study.
Keywords
history of reading; history of libraries; Romanticism; Enlightenment; readers; history of the book
| Status | Published |
|---|---|
| Title of series | Library of the Written Word |
| Number in series | 61 |
| Publication date | 31/12/2018 |
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| Publisher | Brill |
| Place of publication | Leiden |
| ISSN of series | 1874-4834 |
| ISBN | 9789004348660 |
| eISBN | 9789004348677 |
People (1)
Professor, English Studies