Small books and pleasant histories : popular fiction and its readership in seventeenth-century England
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| 100 | 1 | ▼a Spufford, Margaret. |
| 245 | 1 0 | ▼a Small books and pleasant histories : ▼b popular fiction and its readership in seventeenth-century England / ▼c Margaret Spufford. |
| 260 | ▼a Cambridge : ▼b Cambridge University Press, ▼c 1985, c1981. | |
| 300 | ▼a xxi, 275 p. : ▼b facsims., maps, music ; ▼c 22 cm. | |
| 490 | 1 | ▼a Past and present publications |
| 500 | ▼a Includes index. | |
| 500 | ▼a Originally published: London : Methuen, 1981. | |
| 650 | 0 | ▼a Books and reading ▼z England ▼x History. |
| 650 | 0 | ▼a Folk literature, English ▼x History and criticism. |
| 650 | 0 | ▼a Street literature ▼z England ▼x History. |
| 830 | 0 | ▼a Past and present publications. |
| 945 | ▼a KLPA |
Holdings Information
| No. | Location | Call Number | Accession No. | Availability | Due Date | Make a Reservation | Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 | Location Main Library/Western Books/ | Call Number 302.232 S772s | Accession No. 111600587 | Availability Available | Due Date | Make a Reservation | Service |
Contents information
Table of Contents
Illustrations; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Dedication; Preface; 1. The mental world of the peasant reader; 2. Elementary education and the acquisition of reading skills; 3. Direct and indirect evidence for readership of the chapbooks; 4. The fortunes and the volume of stock of the chapbook publishers; 5. The distributors: pedlars, hawkers and petty chapmen; 6. The content of Samuel Pepys's collection and the bibliotheque bleue; 7. Small merry books: courtship, sex and songs; 8. Portraits of society: historical and chivalric novels; 10. Conclusion; Appendix; Index.
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